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

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

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

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

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

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

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

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

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

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

This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.

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

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.