Places Will Conant Wants to Go

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

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

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.