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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.