This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.