Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

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

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

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

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

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

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

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

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

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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.

A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'

This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.

This institution has been serving up some of the best pancakes in the Netherlands for over a century.

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.