Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Garavice Memorial Park
A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.
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Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.
Dera, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.
Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.
Egkomi, Cyprus
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Ayia Napa, Cyprus
A 4th-century Roman church complete with a hidden underground cave.
Chloraka, Cyprus
This abandoned ship has remained in place since it ran aground in 1998.
Boltaşlı, Cyprus
This abandoned church was the site of one of the biggest art heists of the past decades.
Ayia Napa, Cyprus
A secluded oasis of contemporary art and natural beauty.
Peyia, Cyprus
While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.
Alassa, Cyprus
These ruins disappear beneath the waves every winter.
Paphos, Cyprus
Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.
Lefkoşa, Cyprus
The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.
Cyprus
This museum in a shuttered train station remembers the island's forgotten rail system.
Kouklia, Cyprus
This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.
Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina
These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Larnaca, Cyprus
Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.