1. The image shows the interior of a large natural history museum hall featuring numerous whale skeletons and other marine mammal specimens on display, with visitors walking among them under high arched windows and an industrial-style ceiling.

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1. A pair of vintage black leather ski boots with metal buckles and straps, photographed against a plain white background.

Chamonix, Auvergne

Musée Alpin

Mountaineering museum in the former Chamonix Palace

1. A glass display case containing maritime-themed artifacts, including a wooden plaque with an owl and the word "MINERVA," several small metallic badges or pins, and a lifebuoy visible in the background.

Rouen, Normandy

Musée Maritime, Fluvial et Portuaire

Historic port museum with 2,000+ ship models

Maison Bonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica, featuring its iconic yellow facade, blue shutters, and commemorative stone plaque above the entrance.

Ajaccio, Corsica

Maison Bonaparte

Napoleon's birthplace in Ajaccio's old town

€10 full price; free for EU under 26, first Sunday

A museum display featuring vintage green farm equipment and a mannequin in traditional clothing.

Rennes, Brittany

Musée de Bretagne

Social history museum in Champs Libres

1. The image shows a large, paved courtyard surrounded by historic stone and brick buildings featuring arched windows, a prominent external stone staircase with a metal railing, and arched ground-floor passageways under an overcast sky.

Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon

Palau Reial Major

14th-century Gothic palace-fortress in Perpignan

1. A close-up view of several large, intricately carved wooden printing blocks used for textile printing, displayed alongside printed fabric samples.

Mulhouse, Alsace

Musée de l'Impression sur Étoffes

World's largest printed textile collection since 1833

1. A long rectangular reflecting pool with lily pads, flanked by manicured lawns, pathways, and rows of white headstones under a clear blue sky, with two American flags on tall poles.

Deauville, Normandy

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Cliffside WWII cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach

1. A long, arched tunnel with a canal of water running along one side and a paved walkway or road on the other, separated by a metal railing, with rough-hewn rock walls and artificial lighting.

Besancon, Franche-Comté

La Citadelle de Besançon

Vauban star fort overlooking the Doubs river

1. A close-up of a dark metal plaque mounted on a cream-colored wall, inscribed with "HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON" and other text, positioned above a blue house number plate reading "72".

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes

Hospices Civils de Lyon

France's second university hospital, founded 1802

1. A black-and-white photograph of a formal courtyard garden with ornate gravel patterns, flanked by Renaissance-style buildings featuring arched colonnades and classical facades, with a watermark in the lower-left corner reading "PALIER" and "PARIS"

Paris, Île-de-France

Musée Carnavalet

Paris history museum in two Renaissance mansions

Free admission to permanent collections

1. A detailed architectural model of a red-brick fortified gatehouse with crenellations, a central tower topped by a dome and weather vane, white stone accents around windows and arches, and a small striped flag hanging on the right side, displayed i

Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon

Castillet

14th-century red sandstone gateway and Occitan museum

€2, free for under 26

1. A modern tram on a city street in Bordeaux, France, with pedestrians, shops, and historic buildings in the background; signage includes "BANANA", "Vap'ut", and a green pharmacy cross.

Bordeaux, Aquitaine

Musée d'Aquitaine

Historic museum of Bordeaux's 400,000-year heritage

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