Istanbul, Turkey
The Museum of Innocence
This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Istanbul, Turkey
This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.
Samsø Municipality, Denmark
The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.
Aarhus, Denmark
This legendary dive bar boasts a collection of over 1,300 clown figurines.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Warsaw, Poland
A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.
Warsaw, Poland
A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.
Warsaw, Poland
Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Warsaw, Poland
After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
Istanbul, Turkey
A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.
Istanbul, Turkey
The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.
Istanbul, Turkey
A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.
Istanbul, Turkey
A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.
Istanbul, Turkey
The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.
Istanbul, Turkey
A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.
Istanbul, Turkey
It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.
Istanbul, Turkey
A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Colorful power station with a chimney equipped with a gallery for exhaust monitoring equipment.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Gibraltar
There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.