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

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Since 1920, one small company has defined the distinctive chairs of Paris' sidewalk bistros.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

Unable to build support structures on glaciers, the engineers for this tramway were forced to design a unique system.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

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

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

Balconies that have a most unusual accent.

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

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

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

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.