This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

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

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.