Top 10 Unusual Places to Visit
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1. Ecomusée du Moulin de la Sée, Brouains
Admire the giant waterwheel that drove the machinery of this former paper mill on the River Sée.
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2. Musée Départemental des Sapeurs-Pompiers de l’Orne, Bagnoles-de-l’Orne
A vast collection of fire pumps and other equipment traces the history of French fire-fighting.
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3. Musée de la Dame aux Camélias, Gacé
The heroine of Alexandre Dumas fils’ novel and play lived extravagantly in the Orne. This museum evokes her life.
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4. Musée de l’Epicerie d’Autrefois, Lignerolles
A nostalgic look at commerce in the first half of the 20th century.
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5. La Palais de la Miniature, Verneuil-sur-Arve
In Claude Alexandre’s fascinating world of miniature soldiers, each figure is hand-crafted.
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6. La Ferme du Cheval de Trait, Juvigny-sous-Andaine
See horse-drawn agricultural equipment, a miniature farm, a forge, and displays by Percheron draughthorses on this farm.
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7. Musée de l’Emmigration Percheronne au Canada, Tourouvre
A recreation of the room in which 17th-century locals signed emigration contracts for Québec.
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8. Musée de Tinchebray et Prison Royale, Tinchebray
A chilling place, with court room, cells, and a riveting ethnographic museum.
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9. Centre d’Art Sacré, Musée de la Vie Monastique, St-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Using waxworks, this museum in an old monastery reconstructs the everyday life of the monks.
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10. La Maison du Camembert, Camembert
Dedicated to Normandy’s famous cheese, with a reconstruction of an old production plant.
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