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.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

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

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

The narrowest street in Paris.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

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

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

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.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.