Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

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

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

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

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

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

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

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.