Marville, France
Marville Ossuary
The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.
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Marville, France
The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.
Amiens, France
The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.
Lyon, France
Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.
Saint-Ouen, France
Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.
Asnières-sur-Seine, France
The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.
Rouen, France
This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.
Paris, France
A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.
Blois, France
Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.
Albi, France
A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.
Cossé-le-Vivien, France
A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.
Paris, France
The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.
Risoul, France
Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Ghosts of France's colonial past.
Paris, France
Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.
Amanlis, France
An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.
Bordeaux, France
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
Blois, France
A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.
Paris, France
This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.
Maincy, France
This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France
Beautiful carved tunnels.
Paris, France
Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.