Collections in Paris

The heaviest gold coin ever minted.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

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

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.