Places rlaurak Wants to Go

A small Rwandan workshop where you'll find traditional works of art—made from cow dung.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

The place where World War I began.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.