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

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

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

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

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

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

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

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

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.

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

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

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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

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

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

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

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

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

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