Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

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

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

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

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

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

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

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

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.

Georgia's answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation's great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.