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Cork, Ireland

'Kindred Spirits' Sculpture

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Lacivert

Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Rumeli Hisari

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Istanbul, Turkey

Inciralti Meyhanesi

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Beylerbeyi Palace

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Pierre Loti Hill

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Panorama 1453 Museum

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Palace of the Porphyrogenitus

Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Kanaat Lokantasi

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.
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Istanbul, Turkey

St. Stephen Bulgarian Iron Church

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

Meryem Ana Rum Ortodoks Kilesesi

It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Buuzecedi

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Bar at Biz Istanbul

Eat your way through history.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Siirt Şeref Büryan

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Column of Marcian

The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Camondo Stairs

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

Yeralti Camii (Underground Mosque)

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
Istanbul, Turkey

Column of the Goths

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

Istanbul Railway Museum at Sirkeci Terminal

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Piri Reis Map at Topkapi Palace

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Istanbul, Turkey

Nakilbent Cistern

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul 2461

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Istanbul, Turkey

Obelisk of Theodosius

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Viking Runes at Hagia Sophia

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