Places stenaavel Wants to Go

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

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

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

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

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

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

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

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

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

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.