This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

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

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

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

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

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

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

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

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

This local landmark is home to art galleries and the area's only community darkroom.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.