Sparta is a place I always dreamed of seeing as a kid. It's actually a disappointment though to me because it's just a small town in a flat farming plain surounded by mountains on all sides, with a main street leading to Leonidas' statue in front of a soccer stadium. It's a fantastic ride through the mountains to get there though and I highly recommend it, but fill up with gas first because it's pretty barren country up there if you're running on empty like I was.