The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

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

The narrowest street in Paris.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

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

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

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

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

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

The gravestone of a famous poet features a fittingly poetic epitaph chosen by the writer himself.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.