Places LaughingCrow Wants to Go

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

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

The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

Sleep in the hay, spin the wheel and eat grain pellets to your heart's delight.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

The Nobel-Prize-winning author of The Stranger is buried beneath a simple gravestone in a sleepy French village.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

A French museum of wrought iron.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.