Places ProstheticShrew Wants to Go

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

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

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

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

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

The place where World War I began.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

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

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

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

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.