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

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

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

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.