A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.

From the dishes to the art, this Michelin-starred restaurant orbits around one beloved French melon.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.

A French museum of wrought iron.

A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.

One of the last realized projects of an influential, self-taught, French Modernist architect Jacques Couëlle.

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

18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...

The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.

Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.

Shattered columns and Egyptian pyramids outside of Paris.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

France's highest manned weather station is the only one still inhabited by meteorologists.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.

This secret cemetery where no flag is allowed to fly holds the bodies of American soldiers convicted of heinous crimes during WWII.

An abandoned nightclub has become a vibrant work of art.

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.