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

This stone angel is one of the biggest caryatids in all of Paris.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

A waterfront landing pad designated for unidentified flying objects still awaits its first guest.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

Four whimsical figures make for an unexpected sight along an urban commuter route.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

This isolated and westernmost point of the Faroe Islands archipelago is home to thousands of seabirds.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

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

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

This fake airfield was built as a decoy to protect a real airport from the Allied Forces.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.