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.

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

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

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

These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

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

Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.

A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

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

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

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

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

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.