Places Akusaru Wants to Go

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

The unusual sculptures are believed to be powerful political symbols.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.