Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

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

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

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

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

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

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

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

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

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.