Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

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

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

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

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.