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

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

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

The narrowest street in Paris.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

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