This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

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

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

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

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

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

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

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