Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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

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.

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

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The magic's in the hole!

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.