Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France
Jonas Caves
A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.
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Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France
A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.
Lyon, France
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Chamonix, France
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Peaugres, France
One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Lake Elsinore, California
This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.
Chino, California
A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.
Crestline, California
This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.
Crestline, California
Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Redlands, California
The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Riverside, California
This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.
Riverside, California
Mexican food and folk art.
West Hollywood, California
Peek inside Howard Hughes' garage at this Hollywood-themed art installation.
Newport Beach, California
These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.
Long Beach, California
The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.
Torrance, California
This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.
Los Angeles, California
Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.
Glendale, California
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.