A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

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

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

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

The medieval ferry service has been going strong since the 14th century.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

The local club's soccer field is practically surrounded by UNESCO-protected monuments.

The interior of this church has been turned into a memorial to locals who died in Croatia's Homeland War.

This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.

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

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

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

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.