For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

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

An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

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

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

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

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

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

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

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

The world's most famous cheese caves.

Perfume museum and library.

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

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

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

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.