Caraș-Severin, Romania
Bigar Waterfall
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
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Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
İkizler Köyü, Turkey
An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.
Çumra, Turkey
The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.
Urfa, Turkey
A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.
Kayadere, Turkey
Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.
Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.
Akarsu Köyü, Turkey
A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.
Derinkuyu, Turkey
The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.
Safranbolu, Turkey
Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Manazan, Turkey
Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.
Demre, Turkey
A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
Örencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Lviv, Ukraine
A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.
Kerch, Ukraine
This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Sevastopol, Ukraine
In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.
Haspra, Ukraine
A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.
Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine
A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.