The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

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

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

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.