Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

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

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

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

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

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

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

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

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

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

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

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.