This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

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

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

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

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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

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

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.