Places lelandbuck Wants to Go

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

From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.

A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.

The castle where the Marquis de Sade lived out his darkest fantasies.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This little train station is forever immortalized in film history.

"Drunken ship" sculpture memorializing the French poet in the city where he died.

A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.

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

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

France's third-largest necropolis offers a peaceful respite from a busy port city.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

Green labyrinth formed by a karstic maze hidden in a preserved oak forest.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.