This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

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

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

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

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

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

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

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

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

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.