Bassenge, Belgium
Fort Eben-Emael
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
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Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Heuvelland, Belgium
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
Brussels, Belgium
This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Silkeborg, Denmark
Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.
Borre, Denmark
A natural wonder in south Denmark.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Cyprus
This museum in a shuttered train station remembers the island's forgotten rail system.
Croatia
A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and 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.
Zagreb, Croatia
An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.
Pula, Croatia
Island wonderland for communist autocrats.
Osijek, Croatia
A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.
Slavonski Brod, Croatia
This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.
Jasenovac, Croatia
Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.
Lopar, Croatia
The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'
Nebljusi, Croatia
A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.