A resort destroyed by a mysterious bombing offers visitors only its remains and the riddle behind it's demise.

A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.

The castle where the Marquis de Sade lived out his darkest fantasies.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

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

Inside this museum, Christians were imprisoned when the Romans controlled Gaul.

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

An abandoned nightclub has become a vibrant work of art.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

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

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.