A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

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

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.

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

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.