What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

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

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

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

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

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

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

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

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

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.