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Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

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

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.