Places bluntforceM Wants to Go

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

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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

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

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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

During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

A charming monument to a very special dog.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.