Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

One of the major cities of Late Roman provinces, now in ruins of small scale.

An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.

A former church turned museum, complete with changing exhibitions.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.

This seven-sided Romanesque chapel is regarded as the oldest building in Rovinj.

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

A statue of Paulina Hermann, the eccentric noblewoman known as the "mother of cats."

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

This military tunnel dates back to World War II and provides visitors with a little wartime adrenaline.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.