The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

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

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

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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

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

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

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

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

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

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

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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

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

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

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