Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.