Unique and Bizarre Museums in Paris

Choco Story: Le Musée Gourmand du Chocolat
28 blvd Bonne Nouvel, 10th
Open daily 10am-6pm.

Catacombes de Paris
1, avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 14th
Tel 01 43 22 47 63
M° or RER Denfert-Rochereau
The Story of Catacombs

Musée des Egouts de Paris
Pont de l'Alma, in front of 93 quai d'Orsay, 7th
RER Pont de l'Alma
Paris's first sewer system was built in the 1200's: it consisted of open troughs that ran down the center of each cobblestone road and contributed to the spread of diseases such as the Black Death. The first underground sewer was built in 1370 beneath the Rue Montmartre and were expanded slowly throughout the next 400 years. It was during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte that they were finally brought up to speed. In 1805 a man called Bruneseau was commissioned to undertake the building of 182 new miles of sewer. Today, the Sewers extend for 1,300 miles.
With over two kilometers of galleries, this museum presents an exhibition about the city water system. A display of machines and models illustrate the techniques used through the ages to deal with the water cycle.
Musée de l'Erotisme
72, boulevard de Clichy, 18th
M° Pigalle or Blanche
This museum assembles artifacts from the five continents, exploring every aspect of eroticism.
Boutique and bookshop are free.
Musée Grevin
10, boulevard Montmartre, 9th
M° Grands Boulevards
Musee Grévin was created in 1882, by Arthur Meyer, a journalist and founder of the famous daily newspaper Le Gaulois. He called on Alfred Grévin, who was a cartoonist, sculptor, and designer of theatrical costumes to do the project and ended naming the museum after him.
You can meet with over 200 celebrities and take souvenir photographs with them.
Don’t miss the Hall of Mirrors spectacular Light and Sound show. It was created for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris and moved to the Grévin in 1906 where it has fascinated thousands of visitors. If you want to know the well-kept secrets of making wax celebrities, join the Grévin's discovery tour. This is your unique opportunity to touch some wax figures.
Did you know that all wax figures have real human hair and that each one is individually attached to the wax. How many? As many as 50,000 of hairs.
Musée de la Magie
11, rue Saint Paul, 4th
M° Saint-Paul, Bastille or Sully- Morland
The Museum is housed in the cellar of a former royal palace where you will find the history of modern magic as pioneered by Robert Houdin, optical illusions, robots, interactive games and the magic show.
If you are serious about magic visit the nearby Magasin de Magie store (13 rue du Temple) where you can get everything you need for your next magic performance, from magic cards, boxes with secret compartments, wands and even the instruction videos.
Musée de la Poupée
Impasse Berthaud (near 22 rue Beaubourg), 3rd
M° Rambuteau
Once upon a time the perfect poupée was a French Lady. From 1850 to Barbie time, 300 dolls are there to show you the evolution of the dolls and French history fashion. The shop sells antique dolls and plush animal toys.
Musée du Vin
5, Square Charles Dickens (Rue des Eaux), 16th
M° Passy
Set within ancient caves in the Passy hillside, this museum presents France ’s wine culture.
A cellar restaurant is open for lunch. Wine tasting and sampling visits are organized at an additional charge. The boutique carries a selection of wine and books.

Below is our selections of the Unique and Bizarre museums in Paris. Just click on the link to any of the museum titles below to visit the museum's website, where you will find all the relevant detail information you'll need. Some Paris museum websites are only in French, but most have an English version of the site.