One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

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

The world's most famous cheese caves.

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

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

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

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

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

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

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

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

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

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

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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

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

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

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