A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

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

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

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

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

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

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.