19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

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.

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

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

A Belle Epoque bordello turned into a themed love hotel.

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

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

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

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

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.