Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.

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

A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.

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

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

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

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

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

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

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

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

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.