Places TLF Wants to Go

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

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

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

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

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

This gem of Moorish architecture is slowly disintegrating along the coast of this charming town.

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

This singular Mexican structure is considered a masterpiece of the Tapatía architectural school.

This concrete amphitheater offers an unforgettable view of one of Mexico's most beautiful canyons.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

This enormous photomural pays homage to Vancouver's infamous history of public activism.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.