Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

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

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

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

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

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

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

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

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

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

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

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

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

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

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

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

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

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

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