Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.

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

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

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

A French museum of wrought iron.

A snowy highland notorious for unexplained aircraft crashes is France's own Bermuda Triangle.

Sleep in the hay, spin the wheel and eat grain pellets to your heart's delight.

The huge golden reliquary of a testicle-smashing saint.

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.

A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.

A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.