Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

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

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

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

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

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

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

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

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

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

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

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

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.