The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

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

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

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

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

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

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

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

Explore the 500-year history of silk-making in Lyon at this museum, workshop, and boutique.

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

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

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

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.