J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

Thanks to wordplay, the earthquake-causing catfish monster has become a god of confidence at this shrine.

A journey along this trail means indulging in a slice of nostalgia.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A museum celebrating a couple who loved to travel the world and to bring its treasures back to Montezuma, Kansas.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

Buttermilk biscuits so nice, you'll say “yay” twice.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.