The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

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

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

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

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

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

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

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.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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

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

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.