Jablanac, Croatia
Jablanac Shipwreck
The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.
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Jablanac, Croatia
The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Zagreb, Croatia
This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.
Dera, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.
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.
Genk, Belgium
This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.
De Haan, Belgium
An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Genappe, Belgium
A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Graz, Austria
Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.