A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

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

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

Perfume museum and library.

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

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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.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

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

The largest underground church in Europe.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

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

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."