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A curious collection of locks and keys.

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

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

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

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

The narrowest street in Paris.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.