Take black faced bears with giant clubs, white faced barbers wielding axes, hunters armed with shotguns, and mix in a lot of drinking.

"Drunken ship" sculpture memorializing the French poet in the city where he died.

Balconies that have a most unusual accent.

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

15,000 year old bison sculptures.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.

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

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

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

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

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

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

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

Beautiful carved tunnels.

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.