Places hcc1944 Wants to Go

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

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

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

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

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

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

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

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

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

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

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

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

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.