Places vmhenshaw Wants to Go

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

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

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.