The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

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

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

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

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

Ride the rails on a train harkening back to a 19th-century marvel.

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

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

A small island that was once a key Axis fortification during World War II.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

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

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.