This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

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

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

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

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