In the center of Belgrade, a villa holds the world's largest collection dedicated to the life and work of scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla. Famous for his rivalry with Thomas Edison—and for... »

Strange Science, Relics and Reliquaries, Instruments of Science, Electrical Oddities, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Annetta and wythe

Piling up heaps of skulls of your vanquished foes represented the apogee of barbaric warlord behavior. This ancient practice survived in some cultures well into the historic times. Ćele Kula,... »

Ossuaries | Edited by stanestane, fetherst and 2 others

The 'Roman Well' is located in the southwest part of the Upper Town within Kalemegdan fortress, though in truth the well really isn't Roman, at all. More likely is that it was actually built in... »

Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by nocturnalis and Dylan

Built to commemorate the Emperor's retirement from the throne, the fortified palace of Roman Emperor Galerius was the largest such palace south of the Danube. Located near Zaječar the complex... »

Long Now Locations, Incredible Ruins | Edited by nocturnalis, Annetta and others

From the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): "The Vucje hydroelectric plant began operation in 1903. It was the first in southern Serbia and the largest in the broader... »

Watery Wonders, Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Instruments of Science | Edited by kimiki88 and leiris

Lighting the frescoed walls of Ružica Church, a small chapel tucked into the side of the Serbian Kalemegdan fortress, are two chandeliers made entirely of spent bullet casing, swords, and cannon... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art | Edited by Dylan and Josh

The secret of the Roman Empire's military success lay in the meticulous planing that preceded every campaign. A network of roads crisscrossed the empire in order to facilitate the fast and... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Annetta

The 1990s were a turbulent, war-ravaged decade on the Balkan peninsula. But in last 10 years a lot has changed and Serbia has once again largely re-integrated into European society. Traces of the... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Dylan

Lepenski Vir is an important archeological site with remains of a settlement from the Mesolithic era, with the remains of over 136 houses of an early settled hunter gatherer Cro Magnion group.... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others

Đavolja Varoš (Serbian for "the devil's town") is an unusual rock formation created by soil erosion, near the town of Kuršumlija in southeastern Serbia. A local legend holds that the strangely... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by stanestane and Dylan