Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

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

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

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

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

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

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

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

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

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

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

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

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

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

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

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

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

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.