This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

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

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

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

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

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

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

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

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