The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

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

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

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.

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

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

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

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

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

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

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.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.