This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...

A snowy highland notorious for unexplained aircraft crashes is France's own Bermuda Triangle.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

The bizarre home and sculpture garden of an eccentric artist.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.