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

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

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

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

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

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

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

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

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

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

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

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

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.

“It has nae lugs!”

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.