Places summermaddux Wants to Go

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

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

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

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

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

The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

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

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.