Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.

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

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

The interior of this church has been turned into a memorial to locals who died in Croatia's Homeland War.

The local club's soccer field is practically surrounded by UNESCO-protected monuments.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

The longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi River.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.