Places Charles WV Wants to Go

The remains of an abandoned funicular railway that once ferried skiers and hikers to great heights in the Pyrenees.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

A Roman amphitheatre turned meeting spot for witches.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

The largest underground church in Europe.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.

Inside this museum, Christians were imprisoned when the Romans controlled Gaul.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

Erosion left these fascinating granite formations strewn across fields and mountains in Burgundy.

Reminiscent of a termite mound, this imposing structure is likely an ancient funerary monument.