• Reopened in September 2026 after an upgrade, with step-free routes and a new building by the Ermou Street entrance holding a café, a shop and a rest area
• Ruins below street level: the site sits 7 to 10 meters under today's city, so paths run downhill from the museum to the gates and tombs
• Originals in the museum: the tombs outside carry plaster copies, and the real sculptures stand in the museum rooms and courtyards

Kerameikos was the potters' quarter and a major cemetery of ancient Athens, and the English word "ceramic" comes from its name. Paths run past grave monuments on the Street of Tombs, the remains of the Dipylon and Sacred Gates, and the Eridanos stream, where some water still flows.

A small museum holds the original grave sculptures and burial finds, from marble stelae to jewelry and toys.