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Cannes, France

Île Sainte-Marguerite

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.
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Aureilhan, France

Lake Aureilhan

Winston Churchill painted this lake during his stay Woolsack Castle in the Landes forest.
Added by blocholivier1
Paris, France

Maison de Victor Hugo

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.
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Saint-Bernard, France

Miracle Arch

The second-largest natural arch in the Chartreuse Mountains.
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Nîmes, France

Maison Carrée Reconstructed Inscription

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.
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Lille, France

'The Minotaur'

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.
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Simiane-la-Rotonde, France

The Wellington Wreck of Simiane-la-Rotonde

A little known pile of scraps and plaques mark the grave of a downed RAF bomber.
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Fréjus, France

Missiri Mosque

This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.
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Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, France

Gilis à Barras

A bizarre sculpture garden in the south of France.
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La Seyne-sur-Mer, France

Pont Basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer

Former bridge turned into an observation tower.
Paris, France

Cinémathèque Française

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.
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Job, France

L'Etoile de l'Amour

Fur-lined metal pod dangling in the French countryside.
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Aubagne, France

Santons Maryse Di Landro

This workshop and small museum is dedicated to tiny, delicate figurines that began as a subversive craft after the French Revolution.
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Saint-Malo, France

Cézembre Island

A small island that was once a key Axis fortification during World War II.
Added by delahayestephane69
Saint-Nazaire, France

Suite de Triangles

These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Aubagne, France

Little World of Marcel Pagnol

A miniature diorama that recounts the brilliant stories of author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.
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Paris, France

Grave of Philibert Aspairt

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.
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Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Texas Marker at Pointe Du Hoc Bunker

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
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Chambéry, France

Croix du Nivolet (Nivolet Cross)

This giant metal cross perched atop a mountain can only be reached by foot.
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Lacrouzette, France

Goose Rock

A precariously balanced goose-shaped boulder with a dark legend.
Added by blocholivier1
Paris, France

Gold 20-stater of Eucratides I

The heaviest gold coin ever minted.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Carpentras, France

Boule aux Rats

This mysterious sculpture was thought to symbolize a world ravaged by misery.
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Chattancourt, France

Le Mort Homme (Dead Man's Hill)

A memorial to the soldiers who died in the bloody battles to control Verdun in World War I.
Added by Jon Lucas
Saint-Malo, France

Fort de la Conchée

A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.
Added by delahayestephane69