Le Mans
One little town in Northern France hosts the biggest and oldest round-the-clock endurance motor race in the world each June. And Le Mans 24 Hours is, indeed, huge. Cars roar through the night round a circuit, which is partly racetrack and partly (closed off!) public roads. Most fans will be content to watch this on TV but thousands of diehard petrolheads make a personal pilgrimage to Le Mans each year by any means necessary, for a weekend of thrills, spills, and partying.