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Traveling Maven

“The story is this man’s adventure in search of a hidden truth, and it would be no adventure if it did not happen to a man fit for adventure.”

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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

Sape & Co

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

hsteinkopffrank

Added by hsteinkopffrank

WWII Bunker Under Gare de l'Est

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

Josh

Le Musée du Fumeur

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

Added by Joseph Alexiou

L'Atelier des Lumières (Workshop of Light)

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

Added by daryleconners

145 Rue Lafayette

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

EVA

Argonaute Submarine

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

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

Pomze Paris

Madiha Bataineh

Added by Madiha Bataineh

Musée Edith Piaf

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

Added by Ashawnta

LaBeL RéCuP'

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

Added by Worldtrvlr

Le Musee des Moulages

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

Added by CPilgrim

Le Comptoir Général

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Beware of Words

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

Added by rouseville

El Clan Destino

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.

Added by historynerdxl

The Gravestone Courtyard

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

The Last Original Standard Metre

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Allison

Added by Allison

Paris Point Zero

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

36 Rue Saint Sulpice

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

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Montparnasse Cemetery

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Allison

Added by Allison

'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

Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche

The narrowest street in Paris.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden)

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

lampbane

Added by lampbane

Louis XIV's Globes

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

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson