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This renovated Art Nouveau bathroom from 1905 is worth the price of admission.

A museum dedicated to linguistics, from how babies learn to talk to endangered and extinct languages.

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

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

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

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

A small island that was once a key Axis fortification during World War II.

A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

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

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

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.