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

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

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

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

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

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

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

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

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

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

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 railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

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