A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

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

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

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

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

The narrowest street in Paris.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

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

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.