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

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

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

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

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

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

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

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

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

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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