Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.