Strasbourg, France
Historic Wine Cellar of Strasbourg Hospital
This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.
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Strasbourg, France
This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.
Coussac-Bonneval, France
Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.
Bollène, France
Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.
Réotier, France
This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.
Toulouse, France
There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Saugues, France
An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, France
Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.
Arles, France
This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.
Paris, France
With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.
Landrethun-le-Nord, France
Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.
Nice, France
The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.
Paris, France
The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.
Arles, France
A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Naours, France
A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.
Paris, France
The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.
Belfort, France
A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.
Besançon, France
One of the world's most complex timepieces.
Reims, France
Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.
Albi, France
A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.
Haute-Isle, France
The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.
Deyme, France
The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.