A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

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.

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

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.