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

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.

This military tunnel dates back to World War II and provides visitors with a little wartime adrenaline.

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

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

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

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

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

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.

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

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

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

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

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.

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

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

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

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

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

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

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.