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

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

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

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

This mesmerizing kinetic sculpture blossoms endlessly in the breeze.

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

This 17th-century house was once the trading hub for two prominent Canadian fur barons.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

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

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.