A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

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

A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

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

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.