Rome, Italy
Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
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Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Chattancourt, France
A memorial to the soldiers who died in the bloody battles to control Verdun in World War I.
Helfaut, France
This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.
Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France
A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.
Tours, France
This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.
Savigny-lès-Beaune, France
This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.
Villerouge-Termenès, France
The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Reims, France
This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.
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.
Tarascon, France
Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.
La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France
This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.
Strasbourg, France
This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.
Ajaccio, France
Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.
Bavay, France
These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.
Lille, France
This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.
Falaise, France
The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.
Bonnieux, France
From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.
Arras, France
An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.