Places rachaelandthemullets Wants to Go

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

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

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

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

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

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

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

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

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

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.