This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

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

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

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

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

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

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

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

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.