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

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

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

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

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

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

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

This huge industrial sculpture looks like a UFO and a factory had a baby.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.