A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Got apples?

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.