The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

A line of iron bollards with colorful, handknitted cozies fitted over them.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.