San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
Mural of the Great Goddess
A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."
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San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.
San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico
Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.
San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico
This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
This art shopping center still boasts pieces of its past as a textile factory.
Atotonilco, Mexico
The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Athens, Greece
This post-Ottoman era church in Athens was built by locals to serve the residents of Anafiotica
Athens, Greece
A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."
Athens, Greece
The burial place of one the greatest Arthurian authors, with the sword in the (grave)stone.
Athens, Greece
An ancient site that has revealed incredible artifacts including portions of the Themistoclean Wall.
Athens, Greece
This church was constructed on the site where St. Philip the Apostle preached to the ancient Athenians.
Athens, Greece
A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
This Ottoman-era Greek Orthodox Church was built to honor Agia Pareskevi, a Christian saint.
Athens, Greece
The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.
Athens, Greece
This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.
Athens, Greece
An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.
Athens, Greece
This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.
Athens, Greece
Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.
Athens, Greece
These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.
Athens, Greece
The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.