Places Freya West Wants to Go

This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

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

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

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

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.

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

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

A palace destined to never house a king.

Dedicated to improving the plight of the rare scaly anteater.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

Arguing within this idyllic, circular volcanic lake is forbidden.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.