Places Vaevin Wants to Go

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

This former limestone quarry is now a subterranean wonderland of grand stonework.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

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.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.

The largest refracting telescope in Europe is housed on the grounds of a former French castle.

The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.

A charming flea market shop dedicated to retrofuturistic apparati.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.