Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

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.

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.

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

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

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.