Places Madeleine Wants to Go

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

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

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

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

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.

Underground hospital complex constructed by slave laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

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

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

A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.

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

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.