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

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

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

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

Beautiful carved tunnels.

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

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

The largest underground church in Europe.

An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.

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