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

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

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

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

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

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

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

This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

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

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.