Places Grenskozak Wants to Go

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

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

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

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

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

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

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

Eat your way through history.

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

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

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

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

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.