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13 Places

Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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Julien Aurouze and Co.

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

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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Père Lachaise Cemetery

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

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House of Nicolas Flamel

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

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Centre Pompidou

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

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Musée des Arts et Métiers

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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Catacombes de Paris

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

I Love You Wall

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

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Puteaux, France

'Le Pouce,' The Giant Thumb Sculpture

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

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The Sausage Stained Glass of the Eglise Saint Eustache

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

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Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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Pont de la Concorde

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

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