Places jimbohannsdeilmann Wants to Go

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.

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

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

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

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

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

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

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

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

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

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

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

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