Places WanderlustDiaries Wants to Go

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A Belle Epoque bordello turned into a themed love hotel.

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

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

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

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

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

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

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

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.