This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.

The tomb of a hard traveling saint is constantly covered in shoes as offerings to heal disabled youth.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

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

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

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