Places jennlowe100 Wants to Go

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.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

The clock that sets them all.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.