Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.