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10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Zagreb, Croatia

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Zagreb's Museum of Broken Relationships

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

Brestovac Sanatorium

Zagreb, Croatia

Brestovac Sanatorium

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

Villa Rebar

Zagreb, Croatia

Villa Rebar

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

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Zagreb, Croatia

Nine Views

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

Luxury Ship, 1974 by Drago Jurak

Zagreb, Croatia

Croatian Museum of Naïve Art

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

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Muzej Mamurluka (Museum of Hangovers)

A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.

Zrinjevac Meteorological Column

Zagreb, Croatia

Zrinjevac Meteorological Column

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

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Grič Tunnel

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

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Muzej Mamurluka (Museum of Hangovers)

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