A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

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

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

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

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

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

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.