Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
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Florence, Italy
L’importuno di Michelangelo
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Florence, Italy
Babae Wine Window
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
Florence, Italy
Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
Florence, Italy
Galileo's Middle Finger
The middle finger of modernity.
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Pirou, France
Pirou-Plage Ghost Village
An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.
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Paris, France
Pomze Paris
Got apples?
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Paris, France
Jeannot's Floor
The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.
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Paris, France
Thanksgiving Grocery
An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.
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Paris, France
Paris Padlocks of Love
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Paris, France
Site of La Morgue de Paris
The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.
Mervans, France
Église Saint-Maurice de Mervans
Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Texas Marker at Pointe Du Hoc Bunker
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
Béthune, France
Béthune Belfry
Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.
Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, France
Port Racine
The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.
Paris, France
Fontaine de la Croix-du-Trahoir
Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.
Vals, France
Église Notre-Dame de Vals (Church of Our Lady of Vals)
A medieval church built into an ancient cave.
Paris, France
Le Moulin de la Galette
Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
Private John Steele Monument
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Reims, France
Joan of Arc Statue
An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
Fontevraud Abbey
Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.
Angoville-au-Plain, France
Angoville-au-Plain Church
Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
Capbreton, France
Capbreton Blockhouses
Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.
Paris, France
Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)
The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
