Places happilylost Wants to Go

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

An abandoned brutalist monument whose history has been lost to the ages.

This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.

This massive sculptural work outside of Paris was four decades in the making—and it's still not quite complete.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

The ruins of a military fortification sit atop this mountain.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

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

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

Artist Danielle Jacqui decorates nearly every inch of her home inside and out with her work.

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

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.