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

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

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

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

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

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

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

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

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

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

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.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

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