This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

The beautiful bas-relief lines a sliver of a 19th-century walking path between two charming French villages.

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

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

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.

Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.

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

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

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

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

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

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

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

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.