Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

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

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

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

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

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

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

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

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

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

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

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

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

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

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

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

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