A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

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

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

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

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

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Perfume museum and library.

This Parisian café is dedicated to great tea and the art of knitting.

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

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The site where two doves fell in love.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

The middle finger of modernity.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.