Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

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

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

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

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

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

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

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.