Places stenaavel Wants to Go

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

This Algerian sweet shop serves confections in an eye-popping array of hues.

A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.

Explore an eerie, abandoned medieval citadel.

One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.

Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

A French museum of wrought iron.

This fascinating abbey is considered the oldest monastery in the region.

The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

The bizarre home and sculpture garden of an eccentric artist.

700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

This former limestone quarry is now a subterranean wonderland of grand stonework.

Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.

A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

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

Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.