Places ashaclarein Wants to Go

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

Flying high over the small island of Zákynthos is a giant tribute to the mainland.

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

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

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

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

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

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.