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

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

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

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

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

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

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

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

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

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

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

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."

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

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

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.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.