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.

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

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

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

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

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

The tomb of a hard traveling saint is constantly covered in shoes as offerings to heal disabled youth.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.