Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

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

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

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

Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

This military tunnel dates back to World War II and provides visitors with a little wartime adrenaline.

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

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

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

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

The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.

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.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

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

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 wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.