Paris does elegance effortlessly. Grand boulevards. World-famous art and impeccable pastries arranged with mathematical precision. But beneath the romance and refinement lies a far stranger side of the French capital – one filled with underground bones, haunted legends, glowing paint and experiences that feel quietly surreal rather than postcard-perfect…
These are the hidden oddities most visitors never consider. The experiences that prove Paris can be just as bizarre as it is beautiful.
Here are the weirdest things you can book to do in Paris right now – starting with the truly unsettling…
1. Walk Through Tunnels Lined With The Bones Of Six Million People
Beneath the city streets lies one of the most haunting spaces in Europe: The Catacombs of Paris…
This vast underground labyrinth stretches for miles beneath the capital, its walls constructed entirely from human skulls and bones – carefully stacked in symmetrical arrangements that are oddly artistic despite their origins!
The remains were transferred here in the late 18th century when overcrowded cemeteries became a public health hazard. Entire graveyards were emptied and relocated underground, creating what is essentially a city of the dead beneath the living one above.
Narrow passageways, low ceilings and carefully lit corridors create an atmosphere that is equal parts historical monument and ‘existential reflection’.
It’s quiet. Cool. Methodically arranged. And impossible to forget…
BOOK YOUR TICKETS TO SEE DEAD FRENCH PEOPLE NOW !
2. Explore Paris’s Most Haunted Cemetery After Dark
If wandering among the dead appeals but you’d prefer open air, Père Lachaise Cemetery offers a very different kind of atmosphere. This sprawling burial ground is famous for housing the graves of iconic cultural figures – but its reputation for ghostly encounters has become just as well known…
Guided haunted tours focus on the cemetery’s more mysterious stories: unexplained sightings, lingering legends and strange occurrences reported over decades. Twisting pathways and towering monuments create an environment that feels more like an overgrown stone city than a traditional graveyard.
Even in daylight, the place feels atmospheric. After dark, it becomes something else entirely.
Parisian elegance… with a distinctly gothic undertone!
BOOK YOUR TICKETS TO MEET PARIS’S DEAD NOW !
3. Soak In A Warm Bath… Filled With Beer
At Beer Spa Paris, relaxation takes a surprisingly unconventional form…
You sit in a large wooden tub filled with warm water infused with hops, barley and brewer’s yeast – the core ingredients of beer. Supposedly beneficial for the skin, circulation and overall relaxation, the treatment combines spa therapy with brewery culture in one strangely harmonious experience!
While soaking, you’re also served beer to drink – because immersion alone would apparently be insufficient and, well, this is France! The setting feels somewhere between wellness retreat and experimental novelty. The scent of brewing ingredients fills the air. The experience is oddly calming.
It’s not something most people expect to do in Paris… which is precisely why it belongs on this list!
BOOK YOUR TICKETS TO BATHE IN BEER NOW !
4. Paint With Fluorescent Colours That Glow In Total Darkness
Traditional art workshops feel positively ordinary compared to a fluorescent painting session under ultraviolet lighting…
Participants create artwork using luminous paints that glow vividly in the dark, transforming the creative process into something halfway between studio class and immersive light installation.
As the room dims, colours intensify. Ordinary brushstrokes suddenly appear electric. Paintings shift in appearance depending on lighting conditions, meaning your artwork quite literally changes character when the lights go out. It’s creative expression – but theatrical, atmospheric and slightly surreal.
Paris has always embraced art. This just happens to glow…
BOOK YOUR TICKETS TO GET GLOWY IN PARIS NOW !
5. Cruise Through The City In A Tiny Vintage Citroën 2CV
Parisian sightseeing usually involves walking, cycling or being packed into a tour bus. Or… you could explore the city in a classic vintage Citroën 2CV…
These charmingly compact cars were once a common sight on French roads. Today, riding in one feels like stepping into a moving time capsule. The experience is intimate rather than grand – small vehicle, open views, gentle engine hum and the sense that you’re drifting through history rather than rushing past it!
Seeing illuminated boulevards and historic landmarks from such a modest little car creates an oddly cinematic feeling, like starring in your own mid-century French film…
Elegant? Yes. Slightly eccentric? Absolutely!
BOOK YOUR PARIS CITROEN 2CV TOUR NOW !
So Go On… Discover Paris Beyond The Postcards
Paris has enough world-famous attractions to fill multiple lifetimes. But the weirdest things to do in Paris reveal a side of the city most visitors never encounter, one that’s darker, stranger, more experimental and far more memorable!
Because sometimes the most fascinating way to experience beauty… is to wander slightly off the expected path.
