A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

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

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

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.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

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

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.