These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

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

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

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

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

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.