Paris, France
The Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."
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Paris, France
Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."
Paris, France
Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.
Paris, France
The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.
Paris, France
Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.
Paris, France
The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Paris, France
Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
Paris, France
A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.
Paris, France
A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Paris, France
Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.
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Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Paris, France
A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Paris, France
A museum of magic with a Sadist past.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Paris, France
Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.