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2020-10-28

Cefalù, Italy

Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

Heart of Pope Pius VI

Valence, France

Heart of Pope Pius VI

When the imprisoned pope's remains were finally returned to the Vatican, his heart stayed behind in France.

View of the museum ground floor with mammoth skeleton in the foreground.

Lille, France

Lille Natural History Museum

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

Joan of Arc.

Reims, France

Joan of Arc Statue

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

A contemplative jaguar

Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux, France

Parc des Félins

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

The fountain.

Fontainebleau, France

Fontaine de Diane (Fountain of Diana)

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

The 100,000 Soldiers.

Mialet, France

100,000 Soldiers of Trabuc Caves

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

Le Village des Automates

Saint-Cannat, France

Le Village des Automates

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.

Valley of Wonders

Tende, France

Valley of Wonders

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

Tuc d'Audoubert
Permanently Closed

Montesquieu-Avantès, France

Tuc d'Audoubert

15,000 year old bison sculptures.

The second-hand book market.

Lille, France

Vieille Bourse Book Market

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

Heart of Louis XVII

Saint-Denis, France

Heart of the Dauphin

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

The ruins of Occi

Lumio, France

The Abandoned Village of Occi

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

Chateau de Machecoul

Machecoul, France

Château de Machecoul

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.

Tunnels under Arras, France

Arras, France

Carriere Wellington Tunnels

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

King Richard the Lionheart's heart is entombed beneath his effigy.

Rouen, France

King Richard I's Embalmed Heart

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

Collégiale de Saint-Bonnet-Le-Château

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, France

Collégiale de Saint-Bonnet-Le-Château

Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.

Le Cyclop

Milly-la-Forêt, France

Le Cyclop

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

Château de Cheverny

Cheverny, France

Château de Cheverny

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

The Ruins of Oppede-le-Vieux

Oppède, France

The Ruins of Oppede-le-Vieux

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

Entrance to the cave

Alliat, France

Niaux Cave Paintings

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

Testut-Latarjet Museum

Lyon, France

Testut-Latarjet Museum

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

Musee Flaubert et d'Histoire de la Medecine

Rouen, France

Musee Flaubert et d'Histoire de la Medecine

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

Arles's Cryptoporticous

Arles, France

Arles's Cryptoporticous

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

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