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

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.

Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.

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

The largest covered bazaar in the world.

Colorful mineral deposits turn these mountains into an Impressionist fantasy.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

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

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

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