Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Colombia’s only monument erected to mark the end of slavery in the former Republic of New Granada.

This dramatic monument in Colombia honors a little-known indigenous fighter for independence.

This small bridge serves as a symbol of South America's independence.

An abandoned company town and cement factory outside of Bogotá, now haunted by ghosts and scofflaws.

A lighthouse marking the northernmost point of continental South America.