Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

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

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

After being destroyed by two separate fires, this monastery is now home to a small zoo and relics from dozens of saints.

A seaside castle complex that stood through centuries of conquests.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.