A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

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 small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

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

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

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

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.