Paris, France
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
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Paris, France
Labrouste Reading Room
This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.
Paris, France
Fourier's Fourth Apple
A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.
Grandfontaine, France
Site of Victor Hugo's Conception
A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.
Natzwiller, France
Natzweiler-Struthof
Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.
Ottrott, France
Secret Passages of Mont Sainte-Odile
An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.
Savigny-lès-Beaune, France
Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune
This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.
Cluny, France
Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny Abbey)
One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.
Taizé, France
Taizé Community
A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.
Lyon, France
Curiosities Garden
This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.
Lyon, France
Astronomical Clock of Lyon
For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.
Lyon, France
Traboules Secret Passages
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.
Lyon, France
Musée Miniature et Cinéma
Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.
Lyon, France
Metallic Tower of Fourvière
Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.
Lyon, France
Ancient Roman Theaters of Lyon
Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.
Lyon, France
Loyasse Cemetery
The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.
Saugues, France
Museum of the Beast of Gevaudan
An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
Oradour
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
La Rochelle, France
Nazi U-Boat Pens, La Pallise
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux Statue of Liberty
Lady Liberty's original designer installed a little clone in this French fountain.
Bordeaux, France
Miroir d'eau
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
The Grotesques of the Chapel of Bethlehem
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
Serpent D'Océan
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Saint-Nazaire, France
Suite de Triangles
These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.
