A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

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

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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

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