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

Balconies that have a most unusual accent.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.

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

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

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

The world's most famous cheese caves.

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

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

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.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.