Only in Paris: A Guide to Unique Locations, Hidden Corners and Unusual Objects (Only in Guides)

"If you love Paris and fascinating facts about the world’s most popular city – you’ll love this book..." -www.thegoodlifefrance.com

Escape the crowds, find unusual locations, and make your own urban adventure with this explorer’s guidebook to the ‘City of Light’. Roman ruins and underground worlds, unusual shops and eccentric museums, hidden communities and unusual places of worship. From the lake beneath the Opera and the curse of Vincennes to the mausoleum of Louis Pasteur and the best bistro in Paris. Locations include the Pagoda Cinema, a Museum of Magic, Foucault’s Pendulum, and the Angel of Nagasaki. Also an historic jazz cellar, the Duluc Detectives, Monet’s Sunrise, and Edith Piaf’s apartment. The ideal city guide for travellers who want to escape the crowds and go beyond the well-known paths, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew their city. Published by The Urban Explorer, these city tales from new and unusual perspectives are aimed at independent cultural travellers.

Author Duncan JD Smith is The Urban Explorer, an independent travel writer, guidebook author, historian, photographer, and publisher. In his ground-breaking Only In Guides he reveals cities from unique and hidden perspectives. He has traveled across four continents and described his experiences in books, magazines, and online. Born in Sheffield, England, he studied history and archaeology at university, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.