Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A Belle Epoque bordello turned into a themed love hotel.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

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

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

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

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

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

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

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

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.