An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

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

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

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.