If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

A small museum of antique transport that's a must-see for bicycle lovers.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

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

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

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

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

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

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

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

The narrowest street in Paris.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

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 Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

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