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

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

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

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

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

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

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.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

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

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

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

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.