Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

The ruins stand as a somber reminder of France’s worst civil catastrophe of the 20th century.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

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

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

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

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

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

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

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

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

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

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

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest 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.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.