Places jordank Wants to Go

A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

This tower is all that remains of the mosque that once stood in the center of the city, before it was destroyed by fire in 1941.

This ancient structure appears Roman, but was constructed during the 16th century and was utilized until 1911.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.

Once the largest rope factory in Greece, this abandoned plant now stands like a ghost of industry past.

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

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

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

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

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

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

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

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

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

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.