Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

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

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

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

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

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

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.