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This heart-shaped island looks substantially less lovely after a recent bulldozing project.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.

This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.

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

Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

This Croatian island is for sale but no one is buying due to the dozens of accused Nazi sympathizers who were massacred there after WWII.

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

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

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.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.