Places klapaucius98 Wants to Go

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

This is the real-life “Phantom of the Opera” box from Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel.

A treasure trove of audio technology, from wax cylinders to juke boxes and record players.

A model train wonderland hidden beneath Gare de l'Est station.

Dishes are packed with flavor at one of the only Singaporean restaurants in Paris.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

This renovated Art Nouveau bathroom from 1905 is worth the price of admission.

A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.

This Algerian sweet shop serves confections in an eye-popping array of hues.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.