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This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

15,000 year old bison sculptures.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

The oldest operating roller coaster of its kind, the Montaña Suiza has been thrilling riders since 1928.

Get a close-up look at a 16th-century Basque whaling ship at this factory and museum.

A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.

Hundreds of preserved dinosaur footprints can be found along a hiking trail in this small village.

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.