Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The middle finger of modernity.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

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

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.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

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

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