Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Le Louxor Palais du Cinema

Discover Le Louxor Palais du Cinema in Paris, France: Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

Remnants of the Paris Guillotine

Discover Remnants of the Paris Guillotine in Paris, France: Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

Dans le Noir?

Discover Dans le Noir? in Paris, France: "In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

Salvador Dalí Sundial

Discover Salvador Dalí Sundial in Paris, France: A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

Foucault’s Pendulum

Discover Foucault's Pendulum in Paris, France: 19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Statue of Liberty, Pont de Grenelle

Discover Statue of Liberty, Pont de Grenelle in Paris, France: This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Musee de la Magie

Discover Musee de la Magie in Paris, France: A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

The Gravestone Courtyard of Paris

Discover The Gravestone Courtyard in Paris, France: Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

Musée des Arts et Métiers

Discover Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris, France: France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Centre Pompidou

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

La REcyclerie

Discover La REcyclerie in Paris, France: This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

Secret Apartment on the Eiffel Tower

Discover Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment in Paris, France: High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Jules Lavirotte’s 29 Avenue Rapp

Discover Jules Lavirotte's 29 Avenue Rapp in Paris, France: A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

Un Regard Moderne Bookstore

Discover Un Regard Moderne Bookstore in Paris, France: A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Museum of the History of Medicine

Discover Museum of the History of Medicine in Paris, France: One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

I Love You Wall

Discover I Love You Wall in Paris, France: Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Musée des Arts Forains

Discover Musée des Arts Forains in Paris, France: A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

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