Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Douaumont Ossuary
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
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Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
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A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.
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The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.
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Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
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Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.
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