Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

The writer took refuge in this home in Southern France for the last 17 years of his life.

Sleep in the hay, spin the wheel and eat grain pellets to your heart's delight.

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

A miniature diorama that recounts the brilliant stories of author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.

Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.

A once drab public housing estate is transformed into a colorful gallery of trompe l’oeil murals.

A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.

From the dishes to the art, this Michelin-starred restaurant orbits around one beloved French melon.

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

This church looks more like a spaceship than a house of worship.

The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

One of the last realized projects of an influential, self-taught, French Modernist architect Jacques Couëlle.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.