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

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.

This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.

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.

The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.

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

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.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

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

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

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

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

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

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

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

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.