Places jacklmbrt07 Wants to Go

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

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

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

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

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

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.

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

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

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

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.