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

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

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

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

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

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.

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

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

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

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

This is an amazing but little known tile mosaic mural that used to grace the lobby of an office building in 1958, but now can only be seen from the second floor of a Shoppers Drug Mart.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.