Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

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

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

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.