This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

The patches of trees pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.