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Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.