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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

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

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.