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Lines of Cremains at Père Lachaise Cemetery

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

LaBeL RéCuP'

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

Added by Worldtrvlr

Crypt Beneath St. Joseph des Carmes

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

Meg

Cimetiere de Picpus

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

The Duluc Detective Agency

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Arènes de Lutèce

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

cultureandstuff

Added by cultureandstuff

The Heart of Voltaire

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

Dylan

Montparnasse Cemetery

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

Allison

Added by Allison

Musée des Arts Forains

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

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

Le Passe-Muraille

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Added by beckybodnar

Water Tank Beneath Palais Garnier

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

La Promenade Plantée

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

Added by brickhound

Rue Crémieux

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Simon Jones

Added by Simon Jones

Danse de la Fontaine Emergente

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

Added by beckybodnar

Harry's New York Bar

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Lion of The Botanical Gardens

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Carousel of Extinct and Endangered Animals

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Allison

Added by Allison

Statue of Death of the University of Medicine

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Remnants of the Paris Guillotine

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

serflac

Added by serflac

Salvador Dalí Sundial

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

Allison

Added by Allison

Jules Lavirotte's 29 Avenue Rapp

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

The Gravestone Courtyard

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

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier