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Paris' strangest corner: The Museum of Fairground Arts
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Paris' strangest corner: The Museum of Fairground Arts

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Sep 28, 2019
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Musée des Arts Forains

The Musée des Arts Forains is far from Paris' most well-known attraction. But it certainly may be one of its most unusual thanks to its whimsical and moderately creepy tribute to old-time fairgrounds and carnivals.

Tucked in the southeast corner of Paris, just past the Parc de Bercy, the Pavillons de Bercy - Musée des Arts Forains includes four separate …

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