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

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

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

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

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

This Parisian café is dedicated to great tea and the art of knitting.

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

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

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This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.