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Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'

London, England

Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Giant Pink Bunny
Permanently Closed

Artesina, Italy

Giant Pink Bunny

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

(Flickr/walbrasky)

Vaglia, Italy

The Colossus of Villa Demidoff

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Marie-Jeanne Valet vs. the Beast of Gevaudan

Auvers Village, France

Marie-Jeanne Valet vs. the Beast of Gevaudan

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

Saint Mere Eglise

Sainte-Mère-Église, France

Private John Steele Monument

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Bordeaux Statue of Liberty

Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux Statue of Liberty

Lady Liberty's original designer installed a little clone in this French fountain.

Mini-Paris

Vaïssac, France

Mini-Paris

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

Bird's eye view of the France Miniature

Élancourt, France

France Miniature Park

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

Treaty of Paris Plaque

Paris, France

Treaty of Paris Plaque

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

The submarine pens in La Rochelle.

La Rochelle, France

Nazi U-Boat Pens, La Pallise

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

Dali's Statue of Liberty

Vascœuil, France

Dali's Statue of Liberty

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

Trembling Rock

Huelgoat, France

Trembling Rock

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

What looks like an ordinary building is actually a wall.

Paris, France

145 Rue Lafayette

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

(WikiCommons)

Carnac, France

Carnac Stones

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

The Head of St. John the Baptist in 2001.

Amiens, France

The Head of St. John the Baptist at Amiens Cathedral

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

Strasbourg Astronomical Clock

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg Astronomical Clock

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Chapelle Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle)

Le Puy, France

Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle)

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh, Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh

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

Pont du Gard

Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France

Pont du Gard

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

Leonardo da Vinci's tomb inside the chapel

Amboise, France

Leonardo da Vinci's Tomb

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Pierre Cardin's Bubble House

Théoule-sur-Mer, France

Pierre Cardin's Bubble House

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

Pont d'Arc

Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France

Pont d'Arc

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Paris YMCA court

Paris, France

World's Oldest Basketball Court

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

Arago Medallion

Paris, France

Arago Medallions

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

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