Places revans Wants to Go

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

The largest underground church in Europe.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

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

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

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

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

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

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

A magnificent work of architecture designed to honor a former military leader.

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

An out of this world experience.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

One of the largest pagodas in Nepal is a 13th century testament to regional craftsmanship.