A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

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

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

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

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

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.