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

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

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

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

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

This unassuming building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of cars created by automotive legend Carroll Shelby.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.