The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

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

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

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

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

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

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

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

A knight said to have slayed a dragon with the help of his winged dogs is buried inside the walls of a church.

In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.

A late 18th-century jail.

A wooden statue commemorates a local celebrity who became a national sensation for his height.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

How did a literal hole in a wall become one of the top-rated tourist attractions in this English town?

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.