Places The Sitch Wants to Go

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

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

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

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

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

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

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

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Designed by famed 20th-century architect Cass Gilbert, the future of this abandoned 1908 rail station is currently in limbo.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

A dilapidated space station with overtones of 'Alien' and 'Bladerunner' featuring a multiplayer games galore.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.