During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

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

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

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

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

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

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

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.