Places aemem Wants to Go

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.

This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.