Geneva, Switzerland
L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
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Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Saumur, France
A subterranean museum where mushrooms still grow in the tunnels of a centuries-old quarry.
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Huelgoat, France
If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.
Plouarzel, France
This might be the world’s tallest Bronze Age standing stone.
Saint-Malo, France
In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.
St Helier, Jersey
A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.
Sark, Guernsey
The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.
Sark, Guernsey
One of the world's smallest prisons boasts just two small cells.
Guernsey
This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.
Les Vauxbelets, Guernsey
An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.
Guernsey
Underground hospital complex constructed by slave laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.