Chevilly, France
Aérotrain d'Orléans Test Track
The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.
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Chartres, France
Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
Châteaudun, France
Cimetière du Champdé
The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.
Savonnières, France
Les Grottes Pétrifiantes
Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.
Angers, France
La Maison d'Adam (Adam's House)
A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France
Helice Terrestre Trogolodyte Tunnels
Beautiful carved tunnels.
Saumur, France
Dolmen de Bagneux
A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.
Souzay-Champigny, France
Parcours Troglodytique
Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
Fontevraud Abbey
Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.
Les Trois-Moutiers, France
Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers
A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.
Amanlis, France
La Maison Sculptée
An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.
Cossé-le-Vivien, France
Musee Robert Tatin
A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.
Auray, France
Port of Saint-Goustan
A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.
Saint-Malo, France
Grand Bé
On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.
Saint-Malo, France
Quelmer Boat Graveyard
Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.
Angoville-au-Plain, France
Angoville-au-Plain Church
Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
La voie de la Liberté Markers
These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
Private John Steele Monument
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, France
Port Racine
The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Pointe du Hoc
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Texas Marker at Pointe Du Hoc Bunker
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
Allouville-Bellefosse, France
Le Chêne Chapelle (The Chapel Oak)
Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.
Jumièges, France
Ruins of the Jumiège Abbey
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
