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

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

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

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.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

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

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.

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.

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.

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

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

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

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.

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

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.