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.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

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

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

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

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

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

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

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

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

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

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

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

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

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.