Port-d'Envaux, France
Les Lapidiales
A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.
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Port-d'Envaux, France
A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.
Fontenille, France
This 5,000-year-old tomb once had its own hinged door.
Valence-sur-Baïse, France
A treasure trove of fine art is hiding inside this small medieval abbey in Gascony.
Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, France
A bizarre sculpture garden in the south of France.
Aureilhan, France
Winston Churchill painted this lake during his stay Woolsack Castle in the Landes forest.
Angoulême, France
A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.
Angoulême, France
The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Yviers, France
The bizarre home and sculpture garden of an eccentric artist.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Sukawati, Indonesia
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
Mena Creek, Australia
A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico's National Sound Library houses music, recordings, and voices from the nation's rich past.
Segovia, Spain
This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.
Paris, France
The narrowest street in Paris.
Giverny, France
At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.