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

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

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

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

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

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

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

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.