Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.

This little train station is forever immortalized in film history.

Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

The huge golden reliquary of a testicle-smashing saint.

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

Half a century after it was abandoned, this ghost town is coming back to life.

This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

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

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

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

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

Perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints, with a little help from Paris.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

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

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

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