This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

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

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

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

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

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

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

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

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

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

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

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

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.