Places rachaelandthemullets Wants to Go

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

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

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

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

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

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.

A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.

A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?

One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.

Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

No one seems to know who suffered the disappointment at this particular place.