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Bones from the former Magdeleine cemetery (La Ville Leveque Street numbers 1 and 2). Deposited in 1844 in the western ossuary (bone repository) and transferred to the catacombs in September 1859.

Catacombes de Paris

The Catacombs hold secrets much stranger than the bones stacked within them.

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Vampire Killing Kit

Museum of Vampires and Legendary Creatures

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

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59 Rivoli in 2005.

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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Inside a tunnel

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

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Père Lachaise in snow

Père Lachaise Cemetery

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

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Shakespeare and Company

Bookstore serves double duty as "Tumbleweed Hotel."

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Front of the house

House of Nicolas Flamel

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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Museum of the History of Medicine

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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Novus Ordo Seclorum: 14 Places to Unearth Masonic Secrets

Your best bets for gaining insight into the real history of Freemasonry.

14 Places

Including Zedekiah’s Cave, Masonic Lodge of the Andaz Hotel, and House of the Temple

Rats of Karni Mata Temple

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A Rat Lover’s Tour of the World

15 places where rodents are celebrated, feared, preserved, and studied.

15 Places

Including Karni Mata Temple, Nutty Narrows Bridge, and Paxton Gate

Original letter of Abraham, the son of Maimonides found in the Cairo genizah.

A sculpture of the Tower of Babel, by Alan Baughman, from the Introductory Room of the Museum of the Alphabet

Boontling word of the week in the tap room of the Anderson Valley Brewing Company.

A Linguistics Lover’s Tour of the World

12 places to marvel at the history of human language.

12 Places

Including The Cairo Genizah , The Museum of the Alphabet , and Boontling Language of Boonville

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