Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.

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

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

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

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