Places Kris McCracken Wants to Go

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

The remains of the last Bosnian fortress to fall to the Ottomans are still standing.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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

A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.

This memorial to local World War II heroes is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

This was the second largest mercury mine in the world and one of the oldest preserved mine complexes in Europe.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.