Musée de la préfecture de police
Unlike the Crime Museum at Scotland yard in London (AKA the Black Museum) the Paris museum of crime is open to the public. In the 5th arrondissement, the Musée de la Préfecture de Police, on the 3rd floor of the police station retraces the history of criminology from the 17th century to the present. There are 2000 exhibits which reflect a sorry tale of murder, swindles and scams over the centuries. A collection of weapons, photos, official paperwork, and even the peep hole through which serial killer Dr. Petiot watched his victims die in agony. People who’ve visited this museum say it made them shudder!
Musée des moulages de l’hôpital Saint-Louis
The fact that children under the age of 12 can’t enter the Musée des Moulages is a hint that this unusual museum isn’t like the others. It’s home to a unique collection of 4807 medical wax casts. Faces and body parts of captured for eternity in wax clearly revealing their afflictions. Warts, fungus and worse in incredibly lifelike form. This as to be one of the most stomach churning collections in the world.
Le Manoir de Paris
If you like fun with your scare, you’ll love this walk-though haunted house near the Gare du Nord train station in the 10th Arr.
Interactive shows with actors take you on a journey through the house in search of a victim… you’ll meet the Man in the Iron Mask and Quasimodo amongst others. At Halloween, this is one of the most popular places in Paris!
http://www.lemanoirdeparis.com/
Photo: Ella Crowley