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A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

A French museum of wrought iron.

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

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

The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

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

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.