Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

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

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

The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.

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

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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

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

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.