Places jordank Wants to Go

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

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

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

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

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

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

A piece of baseball history is preserved in a Pittsburgh parking lot.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Centuries after this 12th-century abbey had fallen to ruin, it became known for the strawberries and cream served in its gardens.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.