Places KatjaSm Wants to Go

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.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

Ride the rails on a train harkening back to a 19th-century marvel.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

Each of these hand-painted wooden boxes, which date to between the 16th and 19th centuries, contains a genuine human skull.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.