Mesopotamos, Greece
Necromanteion of Ephyra
Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.
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Mesopotamos, Greece
Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.
Patras, Greece
Overlooked archeological site close to the city of Patras.
Nea Tiryntha, Greece
Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Athens, Greece
Tear apart fatty, gently charred lamb chops with your bare hands.
Acharnes, Greece
The abandoned summer estate of the former Greek Royal Family.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Urbania, Italy
Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.
Laconia, Greece
The top of the holy mountain for the ancient Spartans looks like a pyramid—is it man-made or a natural phenomenon?
Agrilos, Greece
This quaint farm in the Peloponnese countryside hides an astonishing cache of antique curiosities.
Arcadia, Greece
Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.
Kleitoria, Greece
This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.
Gloucestershire, England
A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.
Brighton, England
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Brighton, England
A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.
Sainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement, France
A museum preserving the remnants of three villages submerged by Der Lake.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Totnes, England
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.
Lyme Regis, England
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
Wareham, England
In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.