An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

From the dishes to the art, this Michelin-starred restaurant orbits around one beloved French melon.

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.

Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

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

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

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

Perfume museum and library.

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

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

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

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

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

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

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

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.