During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

A memorial to a 19th-century composer who was known for driving crowds wild.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

Explore the 500-year history of silk-making in Lyon at this museum, workshop, and boutique.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Inside this museum, Christians were imprisoned when the Romans controlled Gaul.

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.