A once drab public housing estate is transformed into a colorful gallery of trompe l’oeil murals.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

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

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

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

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

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

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

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

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

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

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

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

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

The narrowest street in Paris.