Istanbul, Turkey
Palace of the Porphyrogenitus
Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.
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Istanbul, Turkey
Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.
Istanbul, Turkey
Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.
Zrenjanin, Serbia
Once a bridge over the River Begej, now high and dry.
Zrenjanin, Serbia
Lodged in the wall of this driving school is a Zastava 750, one of the region's most popular cars.
Zrenjanin, Serbia
Once a beautiful palace, this structure is now known as the ''museum of destruction."
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
A Museum with a collection of 40,000 matchboxes.
Croatia
A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.
Kopačevo, Croatia
A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.
Beočin, Serbia
A beautiful 19th-century mansion slowly crumbled and became a 'ghost house' after World War II.
Savovo, Serbia
This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.
Sopotnica, Serbia
This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.
Hisardžik, Serbia
This medieval fortress guards a monastery near the border of Serbia and Montenegro.
Bajina Bašta, Serbia
For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.
Mokra Gora, Serbia
An idyllic traditional timber village on a picturesque hill was built for a film.
Zlatiborski okrug, Serbia
A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.
Guča, Serbia
An open-air museum dedicated to tombstones and roadside stone monuments.
Čačak, Serbia
This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.
Koracica, Serbia
This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.
Aranđelovac, Serbia
This spa park features an open-air museum of abstract marble sculptures.
Aranđelovac, Serbia
Once one of the most beautiful buildings in Serbia, this palace stands abandoned in a park.
Kragujevac, Serbia
Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.
Kragujevac, Serbia
A sculpture of a blood drop designed to honor those that have donated the precious liquid.
Kragujevac, Serbia
Zastava automobile sculptures and images grace various gravestones in this cemetery.
Kragujevac, Serbia
A unique museum documents pop culture and bicycles from the 20th century Serbia.