At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

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

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

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.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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

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.

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

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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

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.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.