The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

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

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

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

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

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

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.