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The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

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

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.