A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

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

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

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

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

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

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

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.