Thanks to a clever legal loophole, this mountainside wine shop sells a hybrid cuvée that's been outlawed for nearly a century.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

This hidden workshop is filled with molds of France's most iconic sculptures.

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

This former cannon foundry and castle for the Counts of Flanders is now a public garden.

A reconstruction of a classic mansion on the island of Delos was designed for a historian and archaeologist.

Once known as one of the finest tourist railways in Europe.

Auguste Maïcon, a pioneer in French aviation, was born in this house in 1891.

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.

The home where the famous astrologer wrote some of his most telling prophecies.

Explore the 500-year history of silk-making in Lyon at this museum, workshop, and boutique.

A small world of mechanical magic and metal merry-go-rounds in a Outsider art Museum.

The cellar of a former factory is now home to a collection of gloves, machines, and tools of the trade.