Places rosiebahn Wants to Go

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

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

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

This unassuming sculpture depicts grandfather of science fiction Jules Verne and his brother as children.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

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

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.

An unexpected mix of medieval buildings and modern street art.

This might be the world’s tallest Bronze Age standing stone.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

The world's largest ginkgo tree contains a hollow so large a man once lived in it for two years.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.