Places worth the detour in Kuşadası
29 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of Kuşadası, Turkey, across 4 kinds of detour; ruins, relics & eerie places are the largest group (23). Best known: Ephesus. 25 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 29, ranked 29
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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2.Library of Celsus
Ruins & the uncanny · Renowned
Library constructed over the burial of the Roman senator Ti. Iulius Celsus Polemaeanus in Ephesus
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3.House of the Virgin Mary
Ruins & the uncanny · 1st century · Notable
Catholic and Muslim shrine located on Mt. Koressos
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5.Church of Mary
Sacred sites · 5th century · Hidden gem
Very large church complex and adjoining buildings in Ephesus
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6.Temple of Hadrian
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Small temple-like monument along the Curetes Street in Ephesus
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9.Parthian Monument
Built landmarks · 2nd century · Hidden gem
Monument with relief sculpture from the archaeological site of Ephesus
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10.Prytaneion (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Cult building located along the northern side of the State Agora in Ephesus
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11.Theater (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Main theater venue located in Ephesus, set into the hillside of the Panayirdag
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12.Temple of the Emperors (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Temple constructed on two-storied substructions to the west of the State Agora in Ephesus
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13.Nymphaeum Traiani (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Impressive fountain facade and end of an aqueduct in Ephesus
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15.Scholastikia Baths (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Bath complex along the Curetes Street surrounding the corner insula M1 and latrine in Ephesus
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16.Bouleuterion (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Building located beyond Basilica Stoa used for assemblies and performances in Ephesus
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18.Temenos with Double Monument
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Open courtyard with halls along three sides in Ephesus
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19.Stadium (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Large stadium located on the north-west side of the Panayirdag in Ephesus
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20.Harbor Baths (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Bath complex located close to the harbor, adjacent to the harbor gymnasium in Ephesus
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21.Terrace House 1 (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Insula with six residential units in Ephesus
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22.Theatre Gymnasium
Ruins & the uncanny · 2nd century · Hidden gem
Bath-gymnasium located across the street from the theater in Ephesus
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23.Basilica Stoa (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Two-storied and three-aisled hall in Ionian order along the entire northern side of the State Agora in Ephesus
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24.Baths on the State Agora (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Bath complex located along the east side of the State Agora in Ephesus
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25.Memmius Monument (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Stately monument constructed in honor of C. Memmius in Ephesus
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26.Temple of Serapis (Ephesus)
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Well-preserved sanctuary in Ephesus, deity disputed
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29.Kuşadası Clock Tower
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Clock tower in Aydın, southwestern Turkey
