This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

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

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.

This Parisian café is dedicated to great tea and the art of knitting.

The former global standard for the exact mass of one kilogram sits under lock and key outside Paris.

This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.

The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.

The largest refracting telescope in Europe is housed on the grounds of a former French castle.

The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

Lady Liberty's original designer installed a little clone in this French fountain.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

At this unique farm, you can interact with adorable donkeys and view an ancient dolmen.