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

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

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

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

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.

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

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

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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