Summer 2018 NL-FRANCE

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

A French museum of wrought iron.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

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

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

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.

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

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

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

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

This former limestone quarry is now a subterranean wonderland of grand stonework.

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

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

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

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

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.