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A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

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

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

Tradition says that William the Conqueror dined on this stone after landing his Norman invasion fleet nearby.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The narrowest street in Paris.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.