Athens, Greece
Old Madrasa of Athens
The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.
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Athens, Greece
Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art
Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.
Athens, Greece
Agia Dynamis
This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.
Athens, Greece
The Olive Tree of the Acropolis
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
Roman Tomb in Zara
The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.
Athens, Greece
Theatre of Dionysus
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Heraklion, Greece
Knossos
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Athens, Greece
The Athenian Agora
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Sydney, Australia
'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
FBI Spy House
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
New York, New York
African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
New York, New York
Survivor Tree
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
