Crypt Beneath St. Joseph des Carmes

Discover Crypt Beneath St. Joseph des Carmes in Paris, France: The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

Fosse Dionne

Discover Fosse Dionne in Tonnerre, France: This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Maison de Serge Gainsbourg

Discover Maison de Serge Gainsbourg in Paris, France: The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

Le Comptoir Général

Discover Le Comptoir Général in Paris, France: This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Cabinet of Joseph Bonnier de La Mosson

Discover Cabinet of Joseph Bonnier de La Mosson in Paris, France: Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

Cannonball of the Hotel de Sens

Discover Cannonball of the Hotel de Sens in Paris, France: A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

La Chope des Puces: Temple of Gypsy Jazz

Discover La Chope des Puces: Temple of Gypsy Jazz in Saint-Ouen, France: An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

Pont Valentre

Discover Pont Valentre in Cahors, France: A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

Jonas Caves

Discover Jonas Caves in Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France: A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

The Stravinsky Fountain

Discover The Stravinsky Fountain in Paris, France: A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Traboules Secret Passages

Discover Traboules Secret Passages in Lyon, France: Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Salin Aigues-Mortes

Discover Salin Aigues-Mortes in Aigues-Mortes, France: This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

Château d’If

Discover Château d'If in Marseille, France: This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Labrouste Reading Room

Discover Labrouste Reading Room in Paris, France: This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

Le Passe-Muraille

Discover Le Passe-Muraille in Paris, France: This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The Duluc Detective Agency

Discover The Duluc Detective Agency in Paris, France: Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

Julien Aurouze and Co.

Discover Julien Aurouze and Co. in Paris, France: A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Grande Galerie de l’Évolution

Discover Grande Galerie de l'Évolution in Paris, France: Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

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