Small French town or alien garage?

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

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

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.

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

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

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

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.