Besançon, France
Astronomical Clock of Besançon
One of the world's most complex timepieces.
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Besançon, France
One of the world's most complex timepieces.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.
Le Puy, France
A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Amiens, France
The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Maincy, France
This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.
Minerve, France
A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Pont-en-Royans, France
These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.
Lyon, France
For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.
Nantes, France
Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.
Chamonix, France
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Giverny, France
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.
Blois, France
A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.
Chartres, France
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
Clermont-Ferrand, France
A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."