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Talbot von Sregor

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The Relics of St. Genevieve at St-Etienne-du-Mont

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

CadaverFormosus

Added by CadaverFormosus

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

Grave of Antoine-Augustin Parmentier

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

Added by jimclarkenewyork

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

Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden)

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

lampbane

Added by lampbane

Saint-Ouen, France

Francois Daneck's Colonial Concept

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Jean-Paul Marat's Bathtub at Musée Grévin

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

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Added by rogerbcn

145 Rue Lafayette

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

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Musée Marmottan Monet

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

Added by K Brown

Doctor Charcot's Library

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

InvisibleParis

Added by InvisibleParis

36 Rue Saint Sulpice

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

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Musée des Plans-Reliefs

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

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Argonaute Submarine

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

Beware of Words

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

Added by rouseville

Place de la Reunion Fountain

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

Cactam

Added by Cactam

Musée de la Prefecture de Police

A museum which takes visitors to the côté obscure of Paris.

InvisibleParis

Added by InvisibleParis

Musée de la Contrefaçon

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

Added by mbison

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

Notre Dame du Travail Church

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

Added by steenbergenm

Musée du quai Branly (Quai Branly Museum)

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

The Grand Lodge of France

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Museum of Hunting and Nature)

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

The One-Two-Two

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

Cimetière du Calvaire

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

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