Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

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

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

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

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

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

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

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

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.