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Pont-en-Royans, France

Suspended Houses of Pont-en-Royans

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.
Added by tracydane
Marseille, France

Château d'If

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
philoursmars Added by philoursmars
Paris, France

The Heart of Voltaire

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

Astronomical Clock of Lyon

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.
Allison Added by Allison
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France

Serpent D'Océan

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Nantes, France

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.
Paris, France

La Promenade Plantée

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.
Added by brickhound
Paris, France

Arènes de Lutèce

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.
cultureandstuff Added by cultureandstuff
Lyon, France

Musée Miniature et Cinéma

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.
danielrthorne Added by danielrthorne
Nice, France

La Tete Carrée Library

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
serflac Added by serflac
Paris, France

Harry's New York Bar

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Blois, France

Mechanical Dragon Clock

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Paris, France

Danse de la Fontaine Emergente

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.
Added by beckybodnar
Paris, France

Musée de la Vie Romantique

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.
Allison Added by Allison
Paris, France

Statue of Death of the University of Medicine

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Peaugres, France

Labyrinthe des Dragons

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
serflac Added by serflac
Paris, France

Le Louxor Palais du Cinema

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Paris, France

Musée Curie

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Indygenous Added by Indygenous
Amiens, France

Jules Verne's Tomb

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
rogerbcn Added by rogerbcn
Paris, France

Remnants of the Paris Guillotine

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
serflac Added by serflac
Paris, France

Foucault's Pendulum

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Saint-Ouen, France

Tombées du Camion

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

Au Bonheur du Jour

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

Musée des Arts et Métiers

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.
Added by mbison