Museums & Antiquities
So you know about the Acropolis Museum and the Parthenon, but Athens has plenty more cultural sites worth visiting. You won’t want to miss The Byzantine Museum, Greek National Opera or family-friendly Technopolis. If you've already ticked off all the must-see sights in Athens, check out our selection of unusual museums, and click through for even more antiquities and attractions.
Sights
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Syntagma Square
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The Hellenic Parliament
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Omonia Square
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Lycabettus Hill
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National Garden
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Zappeion Megaron
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University of Athens
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Academy of Athens
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National Library (Vallianeion)
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Philopappou Monument
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First Cemetery of Athens
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The National Observatory
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Eugenides Foundation New Digital Planetarium
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The Benizelos Mansion
Cultural Venues
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Kypseli Municipal Market
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City of Athens Lycabettus Theatre
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre
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Former Public Tobacco Factory
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Technopolis
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Onassis Stegi
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Pireos 260
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Olympia Municipal Music Theatre Maria Callas
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The Athens Concert Hall (Megaron)
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The Greek National Opera
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The Athens Conservatory
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National Library of Greece
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Melina Mercouri Cultural Centre
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Dora Stratou Dance Theatre
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The DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art
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Hellenic Cosmos
Churches
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
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Church of Panagia Kapnikarea
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Agia Triada Russian Orthodox Church
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Church of Agia Dynami
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Church of Agia Irini
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Church of Agia Sotira Kottaki
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Church of Agios Georgios Lycabettus
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The Kesariani Monastery
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The Daphni Monastery