Places mfoster42 Wants to Go

Scientists debate whether some of the earliest humans actually evolved here in Europe

Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

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

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

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

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

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