The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.

A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.

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

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.