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.
Lyon, France
Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Pauc, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
Dera, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.
Oštra Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Two bulls enter. One leaves a champion—but neither loses its life.
Lopar, Croatia
The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy
One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.
Bologna, Italy
This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.
Venice, Italy
A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Padua, Italy
The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."
Stra, Italy
A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.
Huesca, Spain
A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.
Vallehermoso, Spain
On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.
Teguise, Spain
The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.
Olvera, Spain
Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.