On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.

Lady Liberty's original designer installed a little clone in this French fountain.

Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.