This beautiful medieval Serbian monastery is home to frescoes, peculiar sculptures, and historical curiosities.

This medieval monastery represents an architectural blend of eastern and western European culture.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.

This tower is all that remains from a medieval fortress.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.

An open-air museum dedicated to tombstones and roadside stone monuments.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

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

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

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

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 tribute to a man who defied the Nazis until his last breath.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

This open-air, narrow-gauge railway museum pays homage to the region's transportation history.

This memorial to local World War II heroes is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Through the colossal entrance to this cave you'll find limestone tubs and an underground waterfall.

This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.

A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.