At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

An eerie ship cemetery with gunfire as a soundtrack.

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

Inaugurated in 1921, this is one of many statues in France dedicated to the people who died during World War I for their country.

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

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

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.