The heads and relics of 179 monks slaughtered by pirates are on display within this Ceonobic Monastery.

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

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

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

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

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

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

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

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

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.