This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

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

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

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

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.