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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Belgrade

36 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Belgrade, Serbia

Updated March 24, 2025

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Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade Tesla Museum

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

Belgrade, Serbia

Ružica Church

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.
Western City Gate of Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia

Western City Gate of Belgrade

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Belgrade, Serbia

Ruins of Yugoslav Army Headquarters

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.
Tito’s Blue Train in Belgrade train station.

Belgrade, Serbia

Tito's Blue Train

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

Belgrade, Serbia

Gavez Klub

Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.
Museum of Yugoslavia

Belgrade, Serbia

Museum of Yugoslavia

A museum dedicated to the former country.
Sample a few unusual flavors before buying at Poslastičarnica.

Belgrade, Serbia

Poslastičarnica sa stavom

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.
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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia

Gavez Klub

Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.
Sample a few unusual flavors before buying at Poslastičarnica.

Belgrade, Serbia

Poslastičarnica sa stavom

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.
The oldest restaurant in Belgrade: ?

Belgrade, Serbia

Znak Pitanja (?)

Belgrade’s oldest restaurant has a rather unusual name.
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Stories About Belgrade

The dungeon of Czechia’s Castle Loket is set up as a torture museum, complete with life-sized mannequins.

The Twisted History Behind Medieval Torture Museums

Iron-spiked instruments and gruesome dioramas promise a glimpse into a violent past. How much of it is real?
by Matt Broomfield
January 16, 2025
The collection comprises volumes from all over the world, including this handwritten holy book, composed on parchment in an Ethiopian monastery.

The Belgrade Book Collection That Survived War, Fascism, and Neglect

One family has kept it going—and growing—since 1720.
by Bhavya Dore
January 30, 2020
Urban Planning Institute, architect Branislav Jovin, 1970.

Belgrade’s Modernist Masterpieces

A city's distinctive architectural heritage.
by Anika Burgess
September 12, 2017

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