One of the world's most complex timepieces.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

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

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

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.