A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

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

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

A museum dedicated to linguistics, from how babies learn to talk to endangered and extinct languages.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

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

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

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

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

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