Museums worth the trip in Dubrovnik

A 1.2-mile ring of 40-foot ramparts wrapped around the Old Town — the walk every visitor eventually takes.

The elegant seat of the Ragusan Republic — where the elected Rector ruled for exactly one month at a time.

The 16th-century customs house that survived the 1667 earthquake intact — now home to the State Archives and a moving memorial hall.

The great round tower crowning the walls' northwest corner — Dubrovnik's most photographed silhouette.

A cantilevered 15th-century sea bastion projecting from the walls to defend the Pile Gate approach.

Home to Europe's third-oldest working pharmacy — dispensing remedies continuously since 1317.

Dubrovnik's 'Gibraltar' — a triangular fortress on a 121-foot sea cliff that saved the city from Venetian conquest.

The most heavily built of the four independent forts — designed to guard the eastern approach and the Old Port.

Napoleon-built fortress atop Dubrovnik's mountain — now the Homeland War Museum with the city's most sweeping view.