Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

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

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

When Croatia became independent of Yugoslavia, the splintering governments left behind these concrete tunnels.

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.

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

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

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

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

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.

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

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.