When presented with something to climb, usually to get a stunning panoramic view, I am always keen.  Over many years, I have scrambled up large stones, navigated foot paths, conquered seemingly endless staircases, squeezed between inner domes and outer domes, put faith in wooden ladders and ropes, ridden small and large elevators (some with Art Deco interiors or digital displays; some randomly missing buttons on the console), and I even folded into a space pod at the Gateway Arch.

In Part 1 of this post, I am taking a moment to reflect on these physical heights that I discovered while in Croatia. I am throwing in some interesting lows as well, where we climbed down instead of up!

In the categories of best Hill, Fortress, Bell Tower, Oculus, Waterfall, Underground/Manmade, and Underground/Natural, here are my picks for Split, Croatia: