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The School Where Germany Surrendered

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

The Abandoned Village of Occi

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

SamM

King Richard I's Embalmed Heart

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Pointe du Hoc

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

MysticalEric

Added by MysticalEric

Cheverny, France

Château de Cheverny

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

urvijabanerji

Added by urvijabanerji

Arles Amphitheatre

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

annambouma

Added by annambouma

Coussac-Bonneval, France

Château de Bonneval and The Devils Tower

Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.

Blindcolour

Added by Blindcolour

Oppède, France

The Ruins of Oppede-le-Vieux

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Angoville-au-Plain, France

Angoville-au-Plain Church

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

Gemfyre

Added by Gemfyre

Bollène, France

Barry Troglodyte Village

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.

Added by Chryseis

Le Chat Noir Collection

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Bonnieux, France

Pont Julien

From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.

Added by murasane

Musée Marmottan Monet

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

Added by K Brown

The Old Mill of Vernon

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

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

Argonaute Submarine

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

The Abandoned Galleon

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

DisForDefeat

Added by DisForDefeat

Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France

Ruined Church of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

Added by Northdiver

The Ruins at the Hotel le Vergeur

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Jardin d'Acclimatation

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

hcw2rp

Added by hcw2rp

Besançon, France

Astronomical Clock of Besançon

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

mrobscurity

Added by mrobscurity

Medici Column

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Dylan

Musée des Plans-Reliefs

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Pirou-Plage Ghost Village

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

Meg

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg Astronomical Clock

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Added by nanamarins212