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Streams, springs, waterfalls, watermills – stays around these parts are pretty sure to include a generous helping of the wet stuff. Visitors who head to a spot near Skrad (45 minutes' drive) can visit two such wonderful watery sights: Zeleni Vir ('The Green Spring') and Vražji Prolaz ('The Devil's Passage'). Canyons, caves, springs and boardwalks through narrow ravines place this geomorphic reserve at the top of many a traveller's list.  Slightly further afield, Slunj (an hour and 10 minutes) is home to further aquatic attractions: the town's small waterfalls, age-old watermills and traditional buildings all make for a jolly good jaunt. For a proper wilderness, though, there's nothing like Plitvice Lakes National Park (an hour and 20 minutes), a nature hub of 16 lakes and 300 km² of gorgeous protected countryside.  Several cities are also close at hand: Rijeka and the Adriatic coast are an hour and ten minutes away, while Zagreb, Croatia's capital and major cultural hub, can be reached in an hour. Nearby smaller cities are also worth a gander: Karlovac (30 minutes) is home to historic Dubovac castle and a top-notch aquarium.