Simon Jones's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Simon Jones

I'm a story hunter and photographer traveling the world looking for the next tale to tell. In the summer months, I can be found in Paris giving off-the-beaten-track bike tours to curious discerning travelers.

https://simon.guide

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Shakespeare and Company

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

Madiha Bataineh

Added by Madiha Bataineh

Cannonball of the Hotel de Sens

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

Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)

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

Allison

Added by Allison

Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

Lilai Licata

Added by Lilai Licata

Statue of Death of the University of Medicine

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

La Promenade Plantée

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

Added by brickhound

Danse de la Fontaine Emergente

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Added by beckybodnar

I Love You Wall

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

serflac

Added by serflac

Père Lachaise Cemetery

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

Added by meelar

Flame of Liberty

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

Added by Alexander

Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle

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

Added by e23rutland

Chartres, France

Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Added by sethomas00

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Allison

Added by Allison

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

amyfreeborn

Added by amyfreeborn