5 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Rouen - Atlas Obscura

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Musee Flaubert et d'Histoire de la Medecine

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

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Aitre St. Maclou

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

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King Richard I's Embalmed Heart

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

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Tower of Joan of Arc

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

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Musee Seq des Tournelles

A French museum of wrought iron.

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Dali's Statue of Liberty

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

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Ruins of the Jumiège Abbey

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

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