Museum of Miniatures, Prague – where the Eiffel Tower is 3 mm high

The Eiffel Tower is on the 'must-see' list for almost all travelers. But if you can't make it to Paris to see the real thing, why not check out the 3.2 mm (0.123 inch) high Eiffel Tower replica made of cherry stone in Prague's Museum of Miniatures?

The museum includes 29 exhibits, most of them created by Anatoly Konenko. They are painted on or carved into the smallest objects possible – the eye of a needle, a strand of hair or a mosquito's wing – and can be seen only with magnifying glasses or microscopes, which of course the museum provides.

One of the museum's most interesting exhibits is a flea that, thanks to Konenko's craftsmanship, is now equipped with horseshoes. Surprisingly, shoeing fleas has actually been a common achievement among micro miniaturists, especially those from the former Soviet bloc. Тhe reason for this fascination is as intriguing as the works themselves.