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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.
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.
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.
4. Musée de l’Epicerie d’Autrefois, Lignerolles

A nostalgic look at commerce in the first half of the 20th century.
5. La Palais de la Miniature, Verneuil-sur-Arve

In Claude Alexandre’s fascinating world of miniature soldiers, each figure is hand-crafted.
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.
7. Musée de l’Emmigration Percheronne au Canada, Tourouvre

A recreation of the room in which 17th-century locals signed emigration contracts for Québec.
8. Musée de Tinchebray et Prison Royale, Tinchebray

A chilling place, with court room, cells, and a riveting ethnographic museum.
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.
10. La Maison du Camembert, Camembert

Dedicated to Normandy’s famous cheese, with a reconstruction of an old production plant.