Rijeka, Croatia
PEEK&POKE Computer Museum
This Croatian computer club features such gaming relics as the infamous Virtual Boy and an 8-bit Pacman machine.
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Rijeka, Croatia
This Croatian computer club features such gaming relics as the infamous Virtual Boy and an 8-bit Pacman machine.
Vukovar, Croatia
Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Pula, Croatia
Island wonderland for communist autocrats.
Slavonski Brod, Croatia
This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.
Nebljusi, Croatia
A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.
Novo Selo Palanječko, Croatia
A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.
Jasenovac, Croatia
Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.
Vis, Croatia
Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
Ston, Croatia
Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
Podoštra, Croatia
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
Malinska, Croatia
This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.
Jablanac, Croatia
The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Qrendi, Malta
This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.
Valletta, Malta
Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.
Siġġiewi, Malta
Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.
Birgu, Malta
This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.