Places piccolo8va Wants to Go

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

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

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

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

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

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

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

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

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.