A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

This church was constructed on the site where St. Philip the Apostle preached to the ancient Athenians.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.

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

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

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

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

A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

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

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

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

An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.

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

The site where the summer solstice helped ancient Greeks sync the lunar and solar calendars.

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.