The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

An underground city of salt.

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

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

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

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

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

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

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

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

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

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.