Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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

An urban laboratory.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.