The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

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

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

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

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

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.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

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

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

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

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

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

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."