Places poupilou Wants to Go

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.

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

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Beautiful carved tunnels.

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

A garden of massive sculptures sits in Jean Lindard's backyard.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

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

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

On the grounds of a former estate in Burgundy stands an elaborate temple that is modeled after the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.