A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

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

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

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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 centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

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

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

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

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.