The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

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

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.

This statue by a foremost African sculptor presents the leader in Haiti's independence struggle as a heroic figure contemplating his fledgling nation's constitution.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

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

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

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