Best places: Historical landmarks in Metropolitan France

Huge subterranean cave system, with tours, alongside a modern museum of prehistoric artifacts.

Visitors can walk tower-dotted, medieval ramparts with views of the old city & the English Channel.

Solemn burial site of Americans lost in World War II, with a visitor center for films & exhibits.

Vast, fortified WWII complex with bomb launcher turrets, guns & underground train, for guided tours.

👍👍 We took a quick trip over to France from the U.K. to the Somme to visit Thiepval Memorial, sadly a relative of ours didn’t make it passed the Battle for Delville Woods in WW1 and like so many others his name appears on the wall of the memorial along side 72,337 other soldiers that have never been fo...

👍👍 A 'must see' site for anyone interested in the British involvement in D Day and the invasion of Normandy. A moving and well thought out memorial to all those servicemen who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. The guide book, app and carved memorial stones are concise and very informative....

Ruins of a 13th-century stone watchtower atop a hill with panoramic views of the Côte Vermeille.

Gustave Eiffel's iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks.

Citadel surrounded by double walls 3km in length, dotted by 52 towers, founded in Gallo-Roman times.

Series of army museums including a church & the tombs of many famed officers, including Napoleon.

100m-high sand dune stretching 2.7km between ocean & forest, with paragliding opportunities.

This historic hilltop park offers dramatic city & sea views, a man-made waterfall & a cafe.

This 17th-century park on 15 hectares offers Roman ruins & botanic gardens, plus ponds & sculptures.

This towering natural archway is a well-known, picturesque feature spanning the Ardèche Gorges.

World War II museum with memorabilia commemorating the US soldiers who landed on Normandy's beaches.

👍👍 An amazing find, well hidden in the gorge de la Vis. Waterfalls, clear blue (and super cold) water are very refreshing in the summer but be careful, July and August are quite crowded, May, June, September and September are much more relaxed months if you want to really feel the place.

Modern museum on the site of the 1944 D-Day landing, with multimedia exhibits on WWII history.

Napoleon is interred in this grand, 1677 Musée de l’Armée structure with a painted domed roof.

Ossuary building containing the bones of 130,000 unidentified soldiers killed in the battle.

Museum at a former colliery with machinery, underground tours & a history of mining in the region.