This cheeky restaurant has a serious devotion to lard sculptures.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

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

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

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

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

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

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

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