Paris, France
Museum of the History of Medicine
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
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Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Paris, France
Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.
Larrivière-Saint-Savin, France
This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.
Bristol, England
An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France
Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Saint-Nazaire, France
These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
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.
Amanlis, France
An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.
Besançon, France
One of the world's most complex timepieces.
Arc-et-Senans, France
The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.
Angers, France
A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.
Nantes, France
A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.
Nantes, France
Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.
Nantes, France
This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.
Carnoët, France
A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.