Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

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

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

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

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

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.

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

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

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

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

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.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

An English brewery transported to North Korea.

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner.

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.

Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.

This site honors an Israeli cargo ship that was destroyed by the government in 1948.

Israel's premiere solar energy research facility provides energy to nomads.

This clock is an architectural flourish that stands out as a landmark among a unique Israeli German community.

This wooden home was built in West Virginia by a Scottish immigrant before being moved to an Israeli winery.