What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

For a brief time in 1960s France, families could climb into a tiny submarine and be pulled along an underwater journey.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

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

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

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

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.