The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

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

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

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

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

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

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

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 Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.