A Belle Epoque bordello turned into a themed love hotel.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

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

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

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.

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

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

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.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

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

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

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