Athens, Greece
Old Madrasa of Athens
The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.
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Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
The Olive Tree of the Acropolis
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church
A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.
Athens, Greece
Ancient Ruins on Selley Street
These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.
Athens, Greece
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
Athens, Greece
Anafiotika
The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
Church of Agios Demetrios of Diakos
This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.
Athens, Greece
Agia Dynamis
This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.
Athens, Greece
Little Metropolis Church
This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.
Milan, Italy
Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.
Milan, Italy
Royal Pavilion at Stazione Centrale
An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.
Milan, Italy
Monumental Cemetery of Milan
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Milan, Italy
'Saint Bartholomew Flayed'
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Milan, Italy
Bosco Verticale
Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.
Key West, Florida
U.S. Route 1 Mile 0 Sign
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
Blue Heaven Rooster Cemetery
A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Detroit, Michigan
McNamara Terminal Light Tunnel
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Seattle, Washington
Kubota Garden
This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Anacortes, Washington
La Merced Breakwater - Overgrown Ship Hulk
This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
Oak Harbor, Washington
Blue Fox Drive-In Theatre
Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.
Boise, Idaho
'Gentle Breeze'
This work of art by Matthew Mazzotta resides in this park dedicated to the first black legislator in Idaho.
