This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Live-in sculpture begun by one family in 1979.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

The evocative ruins of a medieval village.

More than 140 granite sculptures decorate the lawn of this French sculptor.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."