Paris, France
Étienne-Gaspard Robertson's Tomb
A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.
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Paris, France
A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.
Paris, France
The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Paris, France
The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.
Paris, France
Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.
Paris, France
The narrowest street in Paris.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Paris, France
Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.
Paris, France
This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Ghent, Belgium
An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.
Paris, France
A cocktail lounge decorated like an American dive bar, in honor of the legendary author Ernest Hemingway.
Paris, France
Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.
Paris, France
French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.
Paris, France
The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.
Paris, France
If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.
Paris, France
This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.
Paris, France
The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.
Paris, France
Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.
Paris, France
This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.
Paris, France
A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.
Paris, France
Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.
Paris, France
A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.