The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

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

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

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

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

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

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

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

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

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.