Things to Do in Paris

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Top Attractions in Paris

1. Musée d'Orsay

Art Museums

Tour Eiffel / Invalides

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Admission tickets from $35.77

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When d'Orsay opened, back in 1986, holding artistry in Painting, Sculpture, Decorative arts, Photography, Graphic arts…

2. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

Ile de la Cité / Ile Saint-Louis

The cathedral boasts almost 1000 years of history, cornerstone was laid in 1163, and each doorway arch tells a story.

3. Sainte-Chapelle

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

Ile de la Cité / Ile Saint-Louis

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This classic Gothic example of architecture, completed in just six years from 1242 to 1248, was commissioned by King…

4. Palais Garnier

Architectural Buildings • Theaters

9th Arr. - Opéra

Admission tickets from $17.59

This is the NEW Paris opera house, built to replace the ornate Baroque structure featured in Gaston Leroux's novel.

5. Eiffel Tower

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Observation Decks & Towers

Gros-Caillou

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Admission tickets from $38.65

The tower is a classic display of two classes of society defined by their attempts to reach the same destination.

6. Musee de l'Orangerie

Speciality Museums

Louvre / Palais-Royal

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The museum, located in a garden in the heart of Paris, was built primarily to display Claude Monet's magnificent…

7. Arc de Triomphe

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

8th Arr. - Élysée

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Admission tickets from $20.88

Commemorating two centuries of French history, this site has been the stage for many historical events: Napoleon's…

8. Louvre Museum

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Louvre / Palais-Royal

Admission tickets from $56.07

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The "iconic" Louvre Museum" was created about 226 years ago, and is located in what was once the "Louvre Palace…

9. Montmartre

Neighborhoods • Historic Walking Areas

18th Arr. - Buttes-Montmartre

Montmartre grew around this village square and today is surrounded with restaurants and cafes.

10. Seine River

Bodies of Water

6th Arr. - Luxembourg

Admission tickets from $56.07

The historic River caresses the Paris shoreline of decades built stone and brick.

11. Luxembourg Gardens

Parks • Gardens

Odeon

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Both gardens are living, evolving museums that act as a refuge and a tribute.

12. Basilique du Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre

Churches & Cathedrals

18th Arr. - Buttes-Montmartre

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Near the front entrance, a marble plaque commemorates what many regard as a miracle: it shows an outline of the…

13. Musée Rodin

Speciality Museums

Tour Eiffel / Invalides

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Admission tickets from $15.60

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The Rodin Collection amounts to thousands of statues, drawings in chalk and watercolour (usually of nude figures) and…

14. Le Marais

Neighborhoods

Saint-Gervais

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Le Marais is an extraordinary historic Jewish district that has transitioned most effectively into an exciting…

15. Panthéon

Monuments & Statues • Churches & Cathedrals

5th Arr. - Panthéon

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Admission tickets from $13.72

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The story of the Paris Pantheon culimates with the burial of VIctor Hugo a reveried Parisian.

16. Musee Marmottan Monet

Art Museums

16th Arr. - Passy

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To celebrate its first one hundred years the Museum has put together an exhibit of impressionist paintings from private…

17. Saint Germain des Pres Quarter

Neighborhoods • Architectural Buildings

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

This is the historic School of Fine Arts in Paris through which many of the great names in art history passed before…

18. Jardin des Tuileries

Gardens

Louvre / Palais-Royal

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The City of Lights reveals" l'heur bleu" , the sky at dusk in Paris.

19. Musee de l’Armee des Invalides

Military Museums

Tour Eiffel / Invalides

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The tomb stands on a pedestal and placed it in the remains of Emperor immured in the entire six coffins of different…

20. Latin Quarter

Neighborhoods • Historic Walking Areas

5th Arr. - Panthéon

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Hidden under the Latin Quarter is a rich history of Paris, starting from the its early days as Roman garrison to one of…

21. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Parks

Belleville / Père Lachaise

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A major park building in the 19th Century on the site of a stone quarry, it tumbles down hillsides, into valleys, with…

22. Atelier des Lumières

Speciality Museums • Art Museums

Saint-Ambroise

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The final one is a collection of Van Gogh’s most significant works projected onto the massive walls, ceiling and floor…

23. Pont Alexandre III

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Bridges

8th Arr. - Élysée

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At their bases are impressive stone sculptures depicting 4 Ages of French History: Renaissance, Contemporary…

24. Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann

Department Stores

9th Arr. - Opéra

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Topped by a wonderful steel and glass dome, this grand department store opened in 1894.

25. Observatoire Panoramique de la Tour Montparnasse

Observation Decks & Towers

Montparnasse

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Admission tickets from $34.80

This 1970’s office block set on a hill is the tallest building in Paris.

26. Musee du Parfum - Fragonard

Speciality Museums

9th Arr. - Opéra

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This museum explains the origins & extraction processes of fragrance from natural resources such as flowers, wood…

27. Place des Vosges

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Le Marais

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It’s the oldest planned square in Paris, commissioned by Henry IV in the early 1600s.

28. Fondation Louis Vuitton

Speciality Museums

16th Arr. - Passy

The artist's full range is displayed in this comprehensive show featuring drawings and paintings, some in collaboration…

29. Père-Lachaise Cemetery

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Cemeteries

Belleville / Père Lachaise

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The cemetery holds more than a million graves, scores of them among the most famous names in French history of the last…

30. Musee des Arts Forains

Speciality Museums

12th Arr. - Reuilly

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The museum is a series of old brick Parisian warehouses filled with a huge private collection of carnival attractions…

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