Places kcapon3 Wants to Go

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

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

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

Hidden well off the beaten path in Catalonia is this crumbling medieval castle that is slowly being covered in graffiti.

A gem of Catalan modernism amidst the vineyards.

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.

Built on the foundations of an ancient Roman villa, the unique architecture of this castle on the Catalan coast was used as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'