Places aemem Wants to Go

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

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

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

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

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

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

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

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

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

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

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.