Places ElineB Wants to Go

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

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

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

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

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.

This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.

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

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

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

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

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.