Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

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

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

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

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

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."