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Tomb of St. Lénard

Andouillé-Neuville, France

Tomb of St. Lénard

This roadside shrine to an unofficial saint has welcomed the wishes and prayers of local believers for generations.

La Cité, Carcassonne

Carcassonne, France

La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Pont Valentre

Cahors, France

Pont Valentre

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

The second-hand book market.

Lille, France

Vieille Bourse Book Market

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

Chapelle Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle)

Le Puy, France

Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle)

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

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Carnac, France

Carnac Stones

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

Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents)

Florence, Italy

Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents)

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

Statue of Fernando I

Florence, Italy

Statue of Fernando I

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

John Hawkwood by Paolo Uccello

Florence, Italy

Fresco of John Hawkwood

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Buontalenti Grotto. (61736507/Flickr)

Florence, Italy

Buontalenti Grotta

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

Florence, Italy

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The exterior of the Hambye Abbey

Hambye, France

Hambye Abbey

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

Musee Robert Tatin

Cossé-le-Vivien, France

Musee Robert Tatin

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

Geudelon Castle, 2013

Treigny, France

Guedelon Castle

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

Water puppet show

Hanoi, Vietnam

Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum-Ha Noi

Hanoi, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Lady Buddha.

Da Nang, Vietnam

Lady Buddha

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

Am Phu cave demon

Da Nang, Vietnam

Am Phu Cave

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

Po Shanu Cham Towers

Phan Thiet, Vietnam

Po Shanu Cham Towers

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)

Orniac, France

Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

Le Manège de Petit Pierre

Dicy, France

Le Manège de Petit Pierre in La Fabuloserie Museum

A small world of mechanical magic and metal merry-go-rounds in an outsider art museum.

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Achères-la-Forêt, France

Le Village d'Art Préludien

A village of art and exotic creations.

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