In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.

This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.

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

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

This "social palace" housing complex created a relatively stable and self-contained worker's society... for a time.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

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

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

A French museum of wrought iron.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

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

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

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.

18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...

Huge Russian Orthodox cemetery in danger of being converted into open public space.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

A small world of mechanical magic and metal merry-go-rounds in an outsider art museum.

This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

This church looks more like a spaceship than a house of worship.

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