Penteli, Greece
Davelis Cave on Pendeli Mountain
Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.
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Penteli, Greece
Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.
Thessaloniki, Greece
Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.
Laconia, Greece
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
Mikonos, Greece
Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.
Athens, Greece
The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.
Delos, Greece
Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Athens, Greece
This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Flateyri, Iceland
The oldest bookstore in Iceland.
Husavik, Iceland
Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.
Iceland
This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.
Skagaströnd, Iceland
This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England
The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."