This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

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

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

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.