A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A museum which takes visitors to the côté obscure of Paris.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

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

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

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

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

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

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

Perfume museum and library.

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

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.