The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

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

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

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.

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

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.