Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.