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

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

A cocktail lounge decorated like an American dive bar, in honor of the legendary author Ernest Hemingway.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

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

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

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

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

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

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

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

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

A lush vertical garden blooming in the heart of Paris.

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

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.