Places leblancjt Wants to Go

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

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

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

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

In a town known for its large hats, this one is the biggest.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.