Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Top Destinations
Latest Places
Most Popular Places Random Place Lists Itineraries
Add a Place
Download the App
Top Destinations
View All Destinations Â»
Countries
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
Cities
  • Amsterdam
  • Barcelona
  • Beijing
  • Berlin
  • Boston
  • Budapest
  • Chicago
  • London
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Montreal
  • Moscow
  • New Orleans
  • New York City
  • Paris
  • Philadelphia
  • Rome
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Stockholm
  • Tokyo
  • Toronto
  • Vienna
  • Washington, D.C.
Latest Places
View All Places Â»
Food window and entrance of center.
Indian Arts Center
Lighthouse at Morrow Castle, Havana, Cuba
Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes del Morro (Morro Castle)
TWA 529 Marker
TWA Flight 529 Memorial
Facade of the former Mármoles Molina shop
Facade of the Former Mármoles Molina Shop
Loading...
Loading...

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join

How Many Countries Have You Visited?

Track every country you've been to and earn passport stamps in the Atlas Obscura app.

Track your countries

How Many U.S. States Can You Check Off?

Mark each state you've visited to reveal your total.

Start Your Map!

It’s Spooky Season.

Explore strange places, curious stories, and eerie events around the world, online and in person.

Explore Spooky Season
All Greece Thessaloniki

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Thessaloniki

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Thessaloniki, Greece

Updated March 8, 2023
Email
Attractions
Map
Leaderboards

Unusual Attractions in Thessaloniki

The trains have been rusting away for decades at the cemetery.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki Train Cemetery

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.
The small chapel still remains stand up on a rock

Thessaloniki, Greece

The Ruins of Rentina

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

Thessaloniki, Greece

Pasha Gardens

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.
Places

Discover your next amazing Atlas Place.

Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter.

Your newsletter subscriptions with us are subject to Atlas Obscura's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Alabaster vase

Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki Brothel

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.
The fortress and the walls of the citadel.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Heptapyrgion Fortress

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.
Cross of Bogomils

Thessaloniki, Greece

Abandoned Bogomils Graveyard

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.
Yeni Camii, main entrance

Thessaloniki, Greece

Yeni Camii

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.
See All 10 Things To Do in Thessaloniki
In partnership with GetYourGuide

Unforgettable Experiences Nearby

Explore Thessaloniki, Greece

Architecture 3
Ruins 3
Graveyards 2
Art 2
Cemeteries 2
Freemasons 1
Churches 1
Railroads 1
Gardens 1
Unesco 1
Parks 1
Sculptures 1
Erotic 1
Object Cemeteries 1
Phallic 1
Mystery 1
Culture 1
Forts 1
Architectural Oddities 1
Sacred Spaces 1

Thessaloniki Leaderboard

Places Added

  1. Kristo Pantera profile photo
    Kristo Pantera
    2
  2. stkaratzas profile photo
    stkaratzas
    2
  3. A alexntex profile photo
    alexntex
    1
  4. S Shunka profile photo
    Shunka
    1
  5. StepYoshi profile photo
    StepYoshi
    1
Join the Ranks!
Add an unusual place to Thessaloniki.

Places Edited

  1. F FransX profile photo
    FransX
    3
  2. Kristo Pantera profile photo
    Kristo Pantera
    3
  3. DMStephenson profile photo
    DMStephenson
    3
  4. mamperrin profile photo
    mamperrin
    3
  5. Aika profile photo
    Aika
    2
Join the Ranks!
Improve the Atlas with edits and photos.

Places Visited

  1. I influx profile photo
    influx
    10
  2. kostasbr profile photo
    kostasbr
    10
  3. G gibsla89 profile photo
    gibsla89
    8
  4. K kalimarmaros profile photo
    kalimarmaros
    8
  5. stereophonicbreadsticks profile photo
    stereophonicbreadsticks
    8
Join the Ranks!
Visit a place in Thessaloniki.

Recent Thessaloniki Activity

  • nocturnalhecate profile photo

    nocturnalhecate

    has been to 'The Umbrellas'

  • nocturnalhecate profile photo

    nocturnalhecate

    has been to Nymfopetra

  • kitvishnu profile photo

    kitvishnu

    wants to go to The Ruins of Rentina

  • kitvishnu profile photo

    kitvishnu

    wants to go to Pasha Gardens

  • kitvishnu profile photo

    kitvishnu

    wants to go to Abandoned Bogomils Graveyard

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2026 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.