An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

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

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

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

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

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

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

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.

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

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

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

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

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.