Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
Le Moulin Jaune
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
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Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
Gémenos, France
A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.
Saint-Bernard, France
This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Paris, France
The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.
Théoule-sur-Mer, France
Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.
Paris, France
This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Clermont-Ferrand, France
A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.
Minerve, France
A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.
Paris, France
The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Souzay-Champigny, France
Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.
Tonnerre, France
This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.
Lyon, France
For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.
Paris, France
The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.
Paris, France
Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Asque, France
A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."
Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France
A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.
Chamonix, France
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
Paris, France
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.