Places 411shirley Wants to Go

A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

The second-largest natural arch in the Chartreuse Mountains.

700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.

A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.

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

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

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

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

Lady Liberty's original designer installed a little clone in this French fountain.

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

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

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

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

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

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

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

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

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

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