Near Belgrade, an ancient-looking sarcophagus serves as a World War I monument.

Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.

The place where World War I began.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.

An abandoned brutalist monument whose history has been lost to the ages.

A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.

The remains of the last Bosnian fortress to fall to the Ottomans are still standing.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.