the ruins of the village of Montfaucon-d'Argonne in Lorraine, France
Girl Scouts planting flags at the Meuse-Argonne American cemetery in France
a French military band marching through the Meuse-Argonne American cemetery
a couple eating breakfast at Chateau des Monthairons in France
a guide giving tours of a reconstructed WWI trench in St.-Mihiel, France
WWI soldiers' personal effects at the Romagne Museum in France
coworkers having a picnic in Montmedy, France
U.S. Army Col. Christopher Miller surveying the ruins of Montfaucon-d'Argonne in France
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Ruins of Montfaucon-d'ArgonneThe ruins of the village of Montfaucon-d'Argonne are remnants of World War I in the now bucolic region of Lorraine, France. Read more in "Over There" in the May 2014 issue of National Geographic Traveler (subscribe here).
Photograph by Kris Davidson

Lorraine, France

All quiet on the western front? A century later, World War I echoes are as loud as northeastern France is lively.

March 26, 2014

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