Paris, France
Musée des Arts et Métiers
France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.
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Paris, France
France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.
Paris, France
A museum of magic with a Sadist past.
Paris, France
Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.
Paris, France
A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.
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 haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
San felice del Benaco, Italy
A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.
Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.
Salerno, Italy
According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.
Dolceacqua, Italy
Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.
Anagni, Italy
A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade
Mantua, Italy
It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.
Rome, Italy
One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.
Codrongianos, Italy
A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.