This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

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

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

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

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

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

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

Two large posteriors in one giant statue.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.