Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.

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

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.