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

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

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

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

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

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