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

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

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

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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

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

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.