Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

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

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

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

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

Brawny guys rolling around in oil is the oldest regular sporting event besides the Olympics.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

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

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

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