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

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

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

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

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

Dedicated to one of the horses that helped cultivate the region.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at.