A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

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

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

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

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

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