Places FlyExpat Wants to Go

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

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

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

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

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

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.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.