Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

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

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

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

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

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

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

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

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

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

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

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.