The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

This is one of the last surviving structures of a once vast palace complex.

Former host to the World Elephant Polo Championships.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

A collection of art crafted from various hardware tools.

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

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

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

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

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

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.