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Sultaniye Köyü, Turkey

House of the Virgin Mary

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.

ShannonMDunn

Added by ShannonMDunn

Selçuk, Turkey

Yedi Uyurlar Mağarası (Cave of the Seven Sleepers)

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

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Selçuk, Turkey

Brothel Advertisement at Ephesus

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

merhutch

Added by merhutch

Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey

Lycian Tomb Uçagiz

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

serflac

Added by serflac

Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey

Kekova Island Sunken Ruins

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

kasgulet

Added by kasgulet

Church of St. Nicholas

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Myra Necropolis

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

Josh

Olympos Coastal National Park (Çıralı)

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

serflac

Added by serflac

Aspendos Theater

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey

Termessos

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

Added by ariel1

Tatyana Markus Memorial

A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Osokorky Metro Station

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

derWaliser

Added by derWaliser

Kyiv Crematorium

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Klevan, Ukraine

Tunnel of Love

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Lonsky Prison National Memorial Museum

This museum explores the tumultuous history of Lviv under Nazi and Soviet occupation.

alessandro cini

Added by alessandro cini

Pidhirtsi, Ukraine

Pidhirtsi Castle

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

alessandro cini

Added by alessandro cini

Prypiat, Ukraine

Prypiat Amusement Park

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

Allison

Added by Allison

Lychakiv Cemetery

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

petrosmonogios

Added by petrosmonogios

Progress Factory Mosaic

A unique Soviet mosaic preserved on the facade of a shoe factory in Lviv.

Valeria Druzhynets

Added by Valeria Druzhynets

Citadel Inn

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

Josh

Arkhivna Street

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

SamM

The Most Expensive Galician Restaurant

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

larissahayden

Added by larissahayden

Znesinnia Park Rail Tracks

The largest park in Lviv is surrounded by a network of disused rail tracks.

ludvigidoffsson

Added by ludvigidoffsson

Kolomyya, Ukraine

Pysanka Museum

Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.

SamM