Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

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

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

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

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

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

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

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

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

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

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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.

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

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

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