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

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

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

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

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

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.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

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

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

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

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

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

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

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