This dervish complex (free) has long been a place of pilgrimage for the Bektaşi sect, and it still fulfills that function as well as its secondary role as a museum. If you've taken a tour that includes watching the dervishes perform, a visit here adds some interesting context.
Many of the buildings contain still-life dioramas that illustrate the way of life that was practiced here, and there are also displays of musical instruments and other artifacts. The Meydan Evi (meeting house), where initiation ceremonies were performed, has an intricate wooden dove-tailed ceiling, its cross-beams symbolizing the nine levels of heaven.
The outer courtyard contains a square pool with a lion head fountain, the water from which is considered holy – local tourists can often be found filling water bottles here. Head into the inner courtyard, where, among well-tended gardens, you'll find the tomb of the sect's founder, Hacı Bektaş. Off to the right is the tomb of Balim Sultan, also a figure of great importance to the sect. Both buildings boast extravagant internal decoration, though the tombs themselves are relatively plain.
