A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."

Tucked away in this local museum is a piece of sporting equipment that dates to the 16th-century.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

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

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

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

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

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

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

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.