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

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

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

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

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

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

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

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

The largest underground church in Europe.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

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.

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.