A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

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

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

Perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints, with a little help from Paris.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

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

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

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.