Places neddrop Wants to Go

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

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

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

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

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

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

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

This roadside shrine to an unofficial saint has welcomed the wishes and prayers of local believers for generations.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.