Lyon, France
Curiosities Garden
This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.
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Lyon, France
This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.
Lille, France
An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.
Brest, France
Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.
Saint-Cloud, France
The former global standard for the exact mass of one kilogram sits under lock and key outside Paris.
Lyon, France
Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.
Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux, France
A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.
Gouville-sur-Mer, France
Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.
Louveciennes, France
One of the last realized projects of an influential, self-taught, French Modernist architect Jacques Couëlle.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Balconies that have a most unusual accent.
Saint-Pierre, France
These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.
Bavay, France
These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.
Poitiers, France
This anatomical sculpture raises awareness about violence against women and promotes gender equality.
Gatteville-le-Phare, France
A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.
Rouen, France
A French museum of wrought iron.
Monbalen, France
An abandoned nightclub has become a vibrant work of art.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.
Paris, France
This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.
Hendaye, France
The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.
Delme, France
This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.
Marseille, France
What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?
Chevilly-Larue, France
Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.
Bailleau-Armenonville, France
A small museum of antique transport that's a must-see for bicycle lovers.
Lille, France
Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.