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

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

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

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

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

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

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

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.

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

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

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

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.