Places lilpuddanesca Wants to Go

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

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

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

Enjoy a slice under the midnight sun at the world’s northermost Domino’s.

The first building to be positively identified as Anglo-Saxon in origin.

This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.