A charming flea market shop dedicated to retrofuturistic apparati.

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

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

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

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

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

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

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

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

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

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

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.