This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

The place where World War I began.

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

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

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

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

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.