An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

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

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

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

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

A curious collection of locks and keys.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

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

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.

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

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

A 13th century fortified house built to defend the Duchy of Burgundy.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

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

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.

This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.

The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.