Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

A small town hallucinates en masse - Bad bread, or CIA science project?

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

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

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

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

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

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

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

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.