A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The remnants of a fictional Viking village film set now serve as an educational and historical hotspot.