10 Offbeat Things to Do in Istanbul (Updated 2025)
"The Istanbul Archaeology Museums complex gave me a deeper insight into the city's ancient past: it's actually three museums—the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of the Ancient Orient, and the Museum of Islamic Art—making it the oldest museum in the country with over a million objects spanning Greek, Roman, and Byzantine artifacts. It's on Osman Hamdi Bey Yokusu Sk., admission is 340 TRY, and opening hours are daily 9am–8pm in summer and 9am–6:30pm in winter." - Matthew Kepnes
