A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

Small French town or alien garage?

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

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

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

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

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.