This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

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

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

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

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

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

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

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.