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Paimpol, France

La Vapeur du Trieux (The Steam Trieux)

Ride the rails on a train harkening back to a 19th-century marvel.
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Paris, France

Deyrolle Taxidermy

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.
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Paris, France

Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Paris, France

Un Regard Moderne Bookstore

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Paris, France

Rue Crémieux

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.
Simon Jones Added by Simon Jones
Paris, France

Invader Ground Zero

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.
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Tulare County, California

Mark Twain Stump

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they're spectacular.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Port Jervis, New York

Tri-States Monument

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Anna Minster Added by Anna Minster
Uummannaq, Greenland

Santa's House

Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.
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Wellington, New Zealand

Katherine Mansfield House

The "horrid little piggy house" of one of New Zealand's most celebrated writers.
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Paris, France

Roger La Grenouille

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Paris, France

Au Roi de la Bière

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Paris, France

Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Madiha Bataineh Added by Madiha Bataineh
Paris, France

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Allison Added by Allison
Paris, France

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Allison Added by Allison
Paris, France

Catacombes de Paris

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

Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
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