Hidden beneath the vibrant European city of Paris is an eerie network of old caves and tunnels housing the remains of 6 million people: the Catacombes de Paris. The tunnels, located beneath the Palais ...

General view of the St. Eustache chamber in the Paris Catacombs A skull motif in the Paris Catacombs (photo © Christophe Fouin, all images courtesy the City of Paris ...

PARISPARIS — Paris’ underground bone collection, the catacombs, has been closed to the public indefinitely after being vandalized. Ordinarily, the creepy collection of human remains – cleared from ...

PARIS --Two teenage boys have been rescued after three days underground in the skeleton-lined labyrinth of the Catacombs of Paris. Paris police said they alerted firefighters early Wednesday that the ...

The catacombs of Paris are a fascinatingly morbid historic attraction, where you go deep underground to explore passageways of meticulously arranged bones and skulls. Somewhere between 6-7 million ...

A gallery with sculptures in stone helps set the tone as visitors head toward the bones in the Catacombs. The inscription above the entry to the Catacombs translates to "Stop! Here lies the empire of ...

PARIS — As if visiting the Paris Catacombs in the daytime wasn’t creepy enough — you can now visit the underground maze of skeletons after nightfall, too. That is if you dare defy the warning at the ...

I first learned of the Paris catacombs in a guidebook several years ago. The single paragraph describing the final resting place of some 6 million people was almost dismissive. But the photo of a wall ...

As if visiting the Paris Catacombs in the daytime wasn't creepy enough — you can now visit the underground maze of skeletons after nightfall, too. That is if you dare defy the warning at the entrance: ...

PARIS – As if visiting the Paris Catacombs in the daytime wasn't creepy enough — you can now visit the underground maze of skeletons after nightfall, too. That is if you dare defy the warning at the ...