Places ThrillSeeker Wants to Go

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

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

This massive and eclectic collection is filled with thousands of sculptures, masks, and assemblages.

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

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

Travel back in time at a Moroccan-inspired restaurant that was the height of glamor in the 1970s.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

A public center dedicated to showcasing and conserving the enormous shaggy Poitou donkey.

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

This workshop and small museum is dedicated to tiny, delicate figurines that began as a subversive craft after the French Revolution.

A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.