Places obi500 Wants to Go

Tear apart fatty, gently charred lamb chops with your bare hands.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

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

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

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

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.

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

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

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

Dating from the 18th century to today, this museum houses a collection of over 1,200 musical instruments.

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

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

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

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

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

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

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

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

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.