A village of art and exotic creations.

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

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

Head to this repurposed Renault van for fiery sausages and fries.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

This Algerian sweet shop serves confections in an eye-popping array of hues.

Dishes are packed with flavor at one of the only Singaporean restaurants in Paris.

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

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

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

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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

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

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.