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

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.