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Paris, France

Hotel Lutetia

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.
Traveling Maven Added by Traveling Maven
Paris, France

Cinémathèque Française

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.
Carlos Sousa Added by Carlos Sousa
Paris, France

'Tower'

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

Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
Added by maarten
Paris, France

Sape & Co

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.
hsteinkopffrank Added by hsteinkopffrank
Paris, France

Georges Méliès's Grave

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Paris, France

Lines of Cremains at Père Lachaise Cemetery

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
Paris, France

Le Musée du Fumeur

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.
Added by Joseph Alexiou
Paris, France

The Sausage Stained Glass of the Eglise Saint Eustache

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Paris, France

Paris Catacombs Golem

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Paris, France

Grave of Antoine-Augustin Parmentier

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.
Added by jimclarkenewyork
Paris, France

Doctor Charcot's Library

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.
InvisibleParis Added by InvisibleParis
Paris, France

Beware of Words

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.
Added by rouseville
Paris, France

36 Rue Saint Sulpice

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Paris, France

Argonaute Submarine

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.
katiebaker4 Added by katiebaker4
Paris, France

Pont de la Concorde

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Allison Added by Allison
Paris, France

The Wax and Bone Relics of Saint Vincent de Paul

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Paris, France

The One-Two-Two

This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.
Paris, France

Jeannot's Floor

The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.
ArchiTiti Added by ArchiTiti
Paris, France

Medici Column

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Paris, France

Villa La Roche by Le Corbusier

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
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

Jardin d'Acclimatation

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.
hcw2rp Added by hcw2rp
Paris, France

Chez Christiane

BDSM, 1930s Style.