Places stonoceno Wants to Go

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

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

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.

Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

A village of art and exotic creations.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

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

A curious collection of locks and keys.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

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

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

Green labyrinth formed by a karstic maze hidden in a preserved oak forest.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

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

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.