What are the Paris Catacombs?
Tourists flock to Paris, France every year. It is a historic city, and there are numerous sight-seeing attractions. The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and the grave of Jim Morrison all attract thousands of visitors, but one of the biggest tourist attractions is situated in the dark depths below the city streets. The Paris catacombs, officially called les carrieres de Paris, or the quarries of Paris, is not for the claustrophobic or faint of heart.