Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

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

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.