A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

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

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

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

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

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

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

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

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

The site where two doves fell in love.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

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.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

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

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

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