The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

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

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

One of the very few mosques built by the Ottomans still standing in Croatia is now a Catholic church.

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

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

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

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

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

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.