Places Populaatti Wants to Go

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

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

A mosque with distinctive modern features.

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

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.