This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

The tomb of a hard traveling saint is constantly covered in shoes as offerings to heal disabled youth.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.

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

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

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

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

This bronze statue commemorates the life of the first Black American to publish a novel in the United States.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.