The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

This volcanic crater lake is renowned for its perfectly round shape, stunning blue-green waters, and unique geological properties.

When the imprisoned pope's remains were finally returned to the Vatican, his heart stayed behind in France.

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

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

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