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

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

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

Definitely not a clown bar.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Believed to be the only Orthodox church in the world that features a free-standing pulpit.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.