Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

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

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

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

The narrowest street in Paris.

Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

Perfume museum and library.

Perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints, with a little help from Paris.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.