The statue of St Mary with the child performing numerous miraculous events in the past centuries turned Marija Bistrica National Sanctuary into the largest and most visited Croatian sanctuary.
In the village of Smiljan, six kilometers from Gospić, the birth house of one of the most famous scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla of the 20th century has been renovated and became Nikola Tesla Memorial Centre.
The only open-air museum in Croatia,the Staro Selo in Kumrovec which provides insight into the traditional ways of life, old customs, handicrafts, and trades at the turn of the 19th century.