Places prairiequeer Wants to Go

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Perfume museum and library.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

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.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

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

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

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.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?