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

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

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

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

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Like the monarchs in its home country, this sculpture keeps losing its head.

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

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Inaugurated in 1921, this is one of many statues in France dedicated to the people who died during World War I for their country.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.