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Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

This confectioner serves one of the finest renditions of Antep baklava outside of Turkey.

A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

A massive playground in the woods of Germany.

Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.