This open-air museum filled with 19th-century buildings offers a unique view of historic craftsmanship.

This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

Nibble as you learn about Slovenia's longstanding tradition of making beautiful honey cookies.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The hilltop ruins of a border fortification in the Italian Alps that was much fought over.

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

This beautiful 14th-century castle perched on a promontory overlooks the Bay of Trieste.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

This war memorial holds the remains of around 20,000 World War I soldiers from both sides of the conflict.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

An abandoned piece of phallic art repurposed by locals into a makeshift fertility shrine.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.

A staggering collection of satellite models and actual flight parts.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.