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Sainte-Enimie, France

Utopix

Live-in sculpture begun by one family in 1979.
serflac Added by serflac
Arques, France

Les Fontinettes

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.
Added by Enzo RhodeHagen
Saverne, France

Chappe Optical Telegraph

Before the electric telegraph, a chain of stone towers carried messages across France.
Josh Added by Josh
Castello-di-Rostino, France

Carriolu Miniature Village

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.
serflac Added by serflac
Châteaudun, France

Cimetière du Champdé

The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.
danielrthorne Added by danielrthorne
Fontenille, France

Motte de la Jacquille

This 5,000-year-old tomb once had its own hinged door.
grrrlbrarian Added by grrrlbrarian
Conques, France

St. Foy’s Golden Reliquary

The huge golden reliquary of a testicle-smashing saint.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Cabrières-d'Avignon, France

Le Jardin Paradis Sculpture Garden

A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.
serflac Added by serflac
Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.
BadRandall Added by BadRandall
Corseul, France

Temple de Mars

Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.
Added by Tamar bat Avraham
La Ciotat, France

Gare de la Ciotat

This little train station is forever immortalized in film history.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers, France

Jean Linard's Sculpture Garden

A garden of massive sculptures sits in Jean Lindard's backyard.
serflac Added by serflac
France

Clipperton Island

Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.
atimian Added by atimian
Hambye, France

Hambye Abbey

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.
Scarlettrobins Added by Scarlettrobins
Colmar, France

The Isenheim Altarpiece

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.
dtheodora Added by dtheodora
Lyon, France

Loyasse Cemetery

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.
lebizarreum Added by lebizarreum
Yviers, France

La Bohème

The bizarre home and sculpture garden of an eccentric artist.
bboas Added by bboas
Ansignan, France

Pont-Aqueduc d'Ansignan

A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.
Added by slatonanthony
Tours, France

Musee du Compagnonnage

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.
ThereAndBack Added by ThereAndBack
Douai, France

Les Fêtes de Gayant

This traditional festival celebrates a family of wooden giants that have survived Nazis, wars, and religion.
philoursmars Added by philoursmars
Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, France

Port Racine

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.
marionswordfishtrombone Added by marionswordfishtrombone
Chaudeyrolles, France

Burle Triangle

A snowy highland notorious for unexplained aircraft crashes is France's own Bermuda Triangle.
katiebaker4 Added by katiebaker4
Arc-et-Senans, France

La Saline Royale

The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.
Added by carolinederniaux
Port-d'Envaux, France

Les Lapidiales

A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.
Added by Enzo RhodeHagen