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

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

A massive, secret marina for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

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

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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

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

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

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

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.

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

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.