Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

The largest underground church in Europe.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

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

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.