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Oyster vending machine

Ars-en-Ré, France

Oyster Vending Machine

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

More of the carvings.

Saint-Malo, France

Rock Sculptures of Abbe Foure

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

Abbey of St. Evroul.

Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, France

Ruins of Abbey of Saint-Evroul

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

Execution Site of Jacques de Molay

Paris, France

Execution Site of Jacques de Molay

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

Heart of Louis XVII

Saint-Denis, France

Heart of the Dauphin

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

Pont Julien

Bonnieux, France

Pont Julien

From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.

The grave.

Paris, France

Georges Méliès's Grave

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Le Cyclop

Milly-la-Forêt, France

Le Cyclop

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

Rennes-le-Château towards the Pyrenees

Rennes-le-Château, France

Rennes-Le-Château

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

The House in the Loire.

Couëron, France

House in the Loire

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

The Tower of Joan of Arc rising over Rouen.

Rouen, France

Tower of Joan of Arc

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

Plan de Phazy

Risoul, France

Plan de Phazy

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

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Nantes, France

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

The suspended houses of Pont-en-Royans.

Pont-en-Royans, France

Suspended Houses of Pont-en-Royans

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

Abandoned Eurostar Train
Permanently Closed

Valenciennes, France

Abandoned Eurostar Train

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

La Tete Carrée Library

Nice, France

La Tete Carrée Library

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

La Berta.

Florence, Italy

La Berta

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

Babae Wine Window

Florence, Italy

Babae Wine Window

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Galileo's Middle Finger

Florence, Italy

Galileo's Middle Finger

The middle finger of modernity.

Il Porcelino

Florence, Italy

Il Porcellino

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Blythe Intaglios

Blythe, California

Blythe Intaglios

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Kennicott Ghost Town

Chitina, Alaska

Kennicott Ghost Town

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

History of Pharmacy Museum.

Tucson, Arizona

Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

Texas Eiffel Tower

Paris, Texas

Texas Eiffel Tower

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

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