A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

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

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

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

Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

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

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

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

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

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.