This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

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

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

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

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

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

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

A curious collection of locks and keys.

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

At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.