Carnac, France
Carnac Stones
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
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Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Cornimont, France
This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.
Alliat, France
Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.
Asnières-sur-Seine, France
The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.
Arles, France
This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.
Le Puy, France
A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.
Cossé-le-Vivien, France
A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.
Ottrott, France
An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.
Montségur, France
This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Albi, France
A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Maisons-Alfort, France
The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Ghosts of France's colonial past.
Maincy, France
This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.
Bordeaux, France
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
Allouville-Bellefosse, France
Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France
Beautiful carved tunnels.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
Pont-en-Royans, France
These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.
Nantes, France
Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.