London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
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London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Washington, D.C.
Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.
Alexandria, Virginia
This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.
Thurgoland, England
A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.
Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Paris, France
A museum dedicated to linguistics, from how babies learn to talk to endangered and extinct languages.
Paris, France
During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.
Paris, France
This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.
Paris, France
Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.
Paris, France
An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.
Paris, France
This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.
Paris, France
This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.
Paris, France
Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.
Paris, France
Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.
Paris, France
In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.
Paris, France
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Paris, France
This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.
Paris, France
An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Paris, France
Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.
Paris, France
The narrowest street in Paris.
Paris, France
This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.
Chevilly-Larue, France
Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.
Paris, France
Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.