Places mertkalyoncu1111 Wants to Go

A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.

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

This 3,000-year-old “opium black fortress” towers over the ancient town named after it.

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

This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

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

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

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

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

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

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

A unique and controversial artifact of the early Turkish Republic.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.