This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

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

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

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

This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

This Parisian café is dedicated to great tea and the art of knitting.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

The beautiful bas-relief lines a sliver of a 19th-century walking path between two charming French villages.

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

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

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

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

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

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.