34 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entrance No. 2

Željava, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zeljava Airbase

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.

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Added by stanestane

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stari Most

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

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Added by stanestane

Tjeniste War Memorial

Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tjentiste War Memorial

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

43.3483, 18.6906

Added by sbitters

The region around Jajce is all about water, waterfalls, rivers, lakes... and watermills

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.

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Added by mandacvitic

All of Kravice Falls as seen from afar

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.

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Added by dilemilys

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo Bobsleigh Track

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

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Added by Hannah Frishberg

The Sarajevo Tunnel

Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo War Tunnel Museum

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

43.8198, 18.3374

Added by SkareMedia

One of the tunnels leading to the bunker

Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

ARK D-0: Tito's Nuclear Bunker

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

43.6343, 17.9949

Added by hrnick

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Unique
Food & Drink
from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rakija

Gastro Obscura

Rakija

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

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Added by Tony Dunnell

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Recent Bosnia and Herzegovina Activity

jfrank has been to Bascarsija

jfrank has been to Sarajevo Roses

inhiuyx wants to go to Garavice Memorial Park

inhiuyx has been to Kozara Memorial Monument

inhiuyx has been to Grmeč Monument to the Revolution

Stories
About Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Tjentište War Memorial in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Misunderstood History of the Balkans' Surreal War Memorials

As viral images, the so-called "spomeniks" of the former Yugoslavia are often taken out of context.

by Darmon Richter

November 06, 2017

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