The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

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

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

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

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

An artistic melting pot inside an old roadside inn from the Ottoman era.

The remains of three different ancient civilizations have been found at this rich archaeological site.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.