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

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

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

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

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

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

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.