Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

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

Flying high over the small island of Zákynthos is a giant tribute to the mainland.

This ancient structure appears Roman, but was constructed during the 16th century and was utilized until 1911.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.