The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

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

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

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

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

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

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

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.