Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

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

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

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

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

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

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

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

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

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

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

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

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

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