Places cait7911 Wants to Go

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

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

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

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

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

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

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.