Juodkrantė, Lithuania
Hill of Witches
Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Juodkrantė, Lithuania
Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.
Taşkuyu, Turkey
This 470-meter-long dripstone cave was discovered by chance in 2006.
Istanbul, Turkey
Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.
Istanbul, Turkey
Eat your way through history.
Gaziantep, Turkey
This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.
Urfa, Turkey
A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.
Istanbul, Turkey
Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.
Serik, Turkey
The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.
Istanbul, Turkey
The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Kuşadası, Turkey
This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.
Çanakkale, Turkey
This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Palmer Station, Antarctica
An enormous mural of a leaping orca painted on a fuel tank at a remote Antarctic base.
Antarctica
These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Antarctica
Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.
Accra, Ghana
The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.