An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

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

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.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

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

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

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

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.