Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

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

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

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

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

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

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

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

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

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.