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

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

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

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

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

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

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

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

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

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

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

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

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

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.