A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

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

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

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

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.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

New York's oldest magic store.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.