A staircase of 15 ritual steps through a passageway lit by bulbs led us to an eerie underground water table. The steps were like going to a medieval dungeon for prisoners.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865 (he succumbed to the bullet wound of the previous night on April 14) at the Ford's Theatre in Washington DC by stage actor John Wilkes Booth. Sujoy Dhar visits the Ford's Theatre museum ahead of yet another death anniversary of the US president whose resolve to end slavery cost him his life. 

At first glance, it was the painting of a Hindu married woman’s face – her forehead marked by the traditional vermillion dot, the vermillion running through her parted hair.

While Istanbul remains the most favoured travel destination of Türkiye, why not extend your holiday with a visit to some of the attractive places that dot the country?