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

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

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

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

The Nobel-Prize-winning author of The Stranger is buried beneath a simple gravestone in a sleepy French village.

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.

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

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

For a brief time in 1960s France, families could climb into a tiny submarine and be pulled along an underwater journey.

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

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

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.