Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

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

The remains of the last Bosnian fortress to fall to the Ottomans are still standing.

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

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.

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 timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

The place where World War I began.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.