Berlin, Germany
Berlin Botanical Garden
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
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Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Yalta, Ukraine
One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.
Sevastopol, Ukraine
In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.
Yalta, Ukraine
Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.
Bakhchisaray, Ukraine
One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.
Kerch, Ukraine
The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.
Haspra, Ukraine
A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.
Sisak, Croatia
One of the major cities of Late Roman provinces, now in ruins of small scale.
Duboka, Croatia
Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.
Pula, Croatia
Island wonderland for communist autocrats.
Hum Košnički, Croatia
This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.
Croatia
A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.
Zadar, Croatia
Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.
Split, Croatia
Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.
Split, Croatia
The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.
Drače, Croatia
Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.
Zagreb, Croatia
A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.
Zrenj, Croatia
Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Vela Luka, Croatia
This work of art is considered the world's longest mosaic.