A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

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

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

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

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

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

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.

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

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

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

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.