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

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

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

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

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

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

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

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

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

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

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

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

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

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

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.