This renovated Art Nouveau bathroom from 1905 is worth the price of admission.

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

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

After immigrating to Paris in the 1970s, two brothers from Laos built a grocery store empire.

A model train wonderland hidden beneath Gare de l'Est station.

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

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

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

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

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

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

BDSM, 1930s Style.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

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

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

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

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

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

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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

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