A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

The abandoned summer estate of the former Greek Royal Family.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

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

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

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