A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

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

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

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

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.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.