Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

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

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

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

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

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

Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

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

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

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

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

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