Paris, France
145 Rue Lafayette
What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.
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Paris, France
What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Chartres, France
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
Paris, France
Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Paris, France
A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Souzay-Champigny, France
Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.
Paris, France
The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Paris, France
Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Paris, France
A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.
Giverny, France
At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.
Paris, France
The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.
Paris, France
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
Peaugres, France
One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
Paris, France
Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.
Jumièges, France
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Paris, France
This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.
Paris, France
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.