The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Exquisite examples prehistoric bas-relief carvings.

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

15,000 year old bison sculptures.

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

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

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

The world's most famous cheese caves.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

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.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

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

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

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

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

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

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.