A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

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

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.