Carnoët, France
Vallée des Saints (Valley of the Saints)
A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.
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Carnoët, France
A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.
Lanrivain, France
A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.
Haute-Isle, France
The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France
18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Ghosts of France's colonial past.
Le Raincy, France
1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.
Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
Saint-Ouen, France
An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.
Paris, France
Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
Paris, France
The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Paris, France
The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.
Paris, France
This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.
Paris, France
One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.
Paris, France
This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.
Paris, France
A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.
Saint-Ouen, France
Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.
Paris, France
Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.
Paris, France
A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.
Paris, France
A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.
Paris, France
Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
Paris, France
Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.
Paris, France
Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
Paris, France
"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.