On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

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

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

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

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.

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

A massive, secret marina for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

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

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

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

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.