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Brištane, Croatia

Visovac Monastery

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

Trakošćan Castle

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

Jablanac Shipwreck

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.
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Duzluk, Croatia

Ružica Grad

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.
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Split, Croatia

Froggyland

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Added by rmb3223
Šibenik, Croatia

St. Nicholas Fortress

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.
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Željava, Croatia

Zeljava Airbase

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
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Plitvička Jezera, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
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Sofia, Bulgaria

The Largo

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Alyosha Monument

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.
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Shipka, Bulgaria

Shipka Memorial Church

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.
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Beli plast, Bulgaria

Stone Mushrooms of Beli Plast

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
Sofia, Bulgaria

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
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Sofia, Bulgaria

The Snail House

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.
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Rilski manastir, Bulgaria

Rila Monastery

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
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Melnik, Bulgaria

Historic Melnik

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
serflac Added by serflac
Belogradchik, Bulgaria

Belogradchik Rocks

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
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Ardino, Bulgaria

Devil's Bridge

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Allison Added by Allison
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

ICAR Canned Beef Monument

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Watermills of Jajce

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Added by mandacvitic
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kravice Waterfalls

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Added by dilemilys
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stari Most

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Antwerp, Belgium

Nello and Patrasche

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium

Cycling Through The Trees

This bike path traverses the treetops.
Added by sergeveldman