Places rigor Wants to Go

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.

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

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

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

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

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

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

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

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.