This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

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

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

This beautiful eden was once the vacation home of Tahitian royals before Marlon Brando bought it.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.