This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

15,000 year old bison sculptures.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.

This secret cemetery where no flag is allowed to fly holds the bodies of American soldiers convicted of heinous crimes during WWII.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.