Places BZEWE97 Wants to Go

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

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.

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

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.

This hermitage celebrates the legend of Emperor Constantine's healing from leprosy.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.