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

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

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

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

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

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

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.

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.

Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.