The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.

Once the hottest nightclub in France, Amnesia now lies in ruins after a 2000 bombing.

A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.

An abandoned nightclub has become a vibrant work of art.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

Small French town or alien garage?

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

A small museum of antique transport that's a must-see for bicycle lovers.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

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

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

The Nobel-Prize-winning author of The Stranger is buried beneath a simple gravestone in a sleepy French village.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.