Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

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

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

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

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

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

A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

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

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

The world's largest boar is a huge steel titan found at a French rest stop.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

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