Places Roseparis Wants to Go

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

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

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

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

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

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

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

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.