This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

This fortified town dating back to the 1400s is often described as an open-air museum and is a protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

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

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

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.

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

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

This pedestrian bridge in Croatia is a sleek, ship-inspired design with a fun net and social spaces.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.