A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

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

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

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

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

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.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The burial place of one the greatest Arthurian authors, with the sword in the (grave)stone.

The top of the holy mountain for the ancient Spartans looks like a pyramid—is it man-made or a natural phenomenon?

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.