This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.