The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

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

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

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

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

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.