Beaufort, Luxembourg
Beaufort Castles
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Paris, France
Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.
Chevilly-Larue, France
Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Paris, France
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Chamonix, France
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Jumièges, France
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Paris, France
An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.
Paris, France
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.
Paris, France
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.
Paris, France
Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Paris, France
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Paris, France
A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.
Paris, France
A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.
Paris, France
Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.