Places Leininho Wants to Go

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

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

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.

The only Malaysian food truck in Italy slings tangy chicken satay that even Italians love.

From the dishes to the art, this Michelin-starred restaurant orbits around one beloved French melon.

A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.

A pastry shop specializing in Sephardic sweets serves historic recipes in Ribadavia’s Jewish quarter.

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Gargantuan pots of slow-cooked lamb, noodles, and red wine feed everyone at a Mallorcan harvest festival.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.