Places archampion Wants to Go

The heads and relics of 179 monks slaughtered by pirates are on display within this Ceonobic Monastery.

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

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

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

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

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

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

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

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

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

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

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.

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

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.