Places R Sevens Wants to Go

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

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

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

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

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

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.