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 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.

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

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 bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

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.

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

This statue of the famed author, actor, and journalist is made entirely of screw-nuts.

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

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.

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

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

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

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

The place where World War I began.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.