This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

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

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

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

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

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.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

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

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.