During our stay in Zagreb we were able to visit the Mirogoj Cemetery, a notable cemetery park just minutes by bus from the Lower Town area. Inaugurated in 1876, the cemetery is famous for its continuous wall of arcades, its cupolas and a church built at its entrance way. Inside are the tombs of some of Croatia's famous sons and daughters. Because the Mirogoj Cemetery was owned by the city, people of all religious denominations were allowed to be buried inside. This 'equality of the dead' becomes evident as you stroll through the area. While some might find visiting a cemetery to be a little morbid, I have seen some spectacular ones throughout my travels, and this one was one of the best. We also left Zagreb to visit the tiny mountain village of Klanjec, near the border of Slovenia. Klanjec is the birthplace of Antun Augustincic, one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century. There is a gallery dedicated to his works in Klanjec that we toured. On our way to the gallery we drove through the rolling hillsides and quaint villages of the Zagorje region. From Klanjec we visited an old nearby village called Kumrovec, which has a unique open-air museum featuring homes, exhibits and dioramas of traditional Croatian life from more than a century ago. The village is famous because it is the birthplace of Marshal Tito, the president of the former Yugoslavia. The house where he grew up as a child is one of the exhibits.