This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

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

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

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

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

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

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

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

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

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

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

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

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

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