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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.
The Etched Mirror Salons of Laperouse Restaurant
Discover The Etched Mirror Salons of Laperouse Restaurant in Paris, France: Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.
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.