Musées

Musée de l'Illusion Paris

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée de l'Illusion Paris · 98 Rue St Denis, 75001 Paris, France

Interactive galleries using mirrors, tricks of perspective & optical effects to amuse & disorient.

Musée des Égouts de Paris

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée des Égouts de Paris · Esplanade Habib Bourguiba, Pont de l'Alma, 75007 Paris, France

Underground passageways & exhibits on sanitation, plus tours of the city’s famed sewer network.

Musée Jacquemart-André

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée Jacquemart-André · 158 Bd Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France

Notable, 15th to 18th century, European art collection on display in ornate, 19th-century townhouse.

Atelier des Lumières

Île-de-France, Paris · Atelier des Lumières · 38 Rue Saint-Maur, 75011 Paris, France

Unique art center presenting classic pieces in immersive music- & video-accompanied exhibitions.

Musée des Arts Forains

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée des Arts Forains · 53 Av. des Terroirs de France, 75012 Paris, France

Guided tours of former wine cellars displaying objects from fairgrounds, theaters & music halls.

Conciergerie

Île-de-France, Paris · Conciergerie · 2 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris, France

Gothic, riverside fortress & French Revolution prison, housing Marie Antoinette's former cell.

Galerie Dior

Île-de-France, Paris · Galerie Dior · 11 Rue François 1er, 75008 Paris, France

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Île-de-France, Paris · Fondation Louis Vuitton · 8 Av. du Mahatma Gandhi, 75116 Paris, France

Museum featuring modern & contemporary art in a unique building with an auditorium & roof terraces.

Musée de la Gendarmerie nationale

Île-de-France, Melun · Musée de la Gendarmerie nationale · 1-3 Rue Emile Leclerc, 77000 Melun, France

Palais Galliera

Île-de-France, Paris · Palais Galliera · 10 Av. Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75116 Paris, France

Chic Beaux-Arts fashion museum displaying 3 centuries of clothing, accessories & photography.

Musée du Parfum

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée du Parfum · 9 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France

Elegant townhouse furnished in period Napoleon III style, filled with perfume-related exhibits.

Grévin Museum

Île-de-France, Paris · Grévin Museum · 10 Bd Montmartre, 75009 Paris, France

Family-friendly wax museum with lifelike models of French historic and contemporary figures.

Palais Garnier

Île-de-France, Paris · Palais Garnier · Pl. de l'Opéra, 75009 Paris, France

Italian-style opera house with ceiling painted by Chagall & library museum in 19th-century building.

Basilique du Sacre Coeur

Île-de-France, Paris · Basilique du Sacre Coeur · 35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France

Iconic, domed white church, completed in 1914, with interior mosaics, stained-glass windows & crypt.

Parc zoologique de Paris

Île-de-France, Paris · Parc zoologique de Paris · Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris, France

Zoo with naturalistic habitats including savannah for giraffes & zebras & Patagonia for manchot.

Palais de Tokyo

Île-de-France, Paris · Palais de Tokyo · 13 Av. du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris, France

1930s venue offering rotating exhibits of renowned & emerging artists, from art to performance.

Musée de l''Orangerie

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée de l''Orangerie · Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris, France

Museum with 20th-century European art collection, showcasing 8 of Monet''s water lilies murals.

Musée de la Préfecture de police

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée de la Préfecture de police · 4 Rue de la Montagne Ste Geneviève, 75005 Paris, France

Museum with artifacts, documents & photos tracing the history of the Parisian police force.

Musée de l''Armée

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée de l''Armée · 129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France

Collections of weapons and uniforms tracing French military conflicts, plus Napoleon''s tomb.

Institut du Monde Arabe

Île-de-France, Paris · Institut du Monde Arabe · 1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris, France

Striking, 10-story building with latticed windows, housing Islamic cultural exhibitions, plus cafe.

Musée de l''Homme

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée de l''Homme · 17 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris, France

Fully renovated museum with a permanent collection that stems from the 16th century Royal Cabinet.

Musée national de l''histoire de l''immigration

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée national de l''histoire de l''immigration · Palais de la Porte Dorée, 293 Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris, France

Modern museum with unique permanent & temporary exhibits on 2 centuries of immigration in France.

Tour Eiffel

Île-de-France, Paris · Tour Eiffel · Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France

Gustave Eiffel''s iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks.

Arc de Triomphe

Île-de-France, Paris · Arc de Triomphe · Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France

Iconic triumphal arch built to commemorate Napoleon''s victories, with an observation deck.

Mémorial de la Shoah

Île-de-France, Paris · Mémorial de la Shoah · 17 Rue Geoffroy l''Asnier, 75004 Paris, France

Free-entry Holocaust museum & memorial with photographs, documents & multi-media displays.

Centre Pompidou

Île-de-France, Paris · Centre Pompidou · Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris, France

Architecturally avant-garde complex housing National Museum of Modern Art, library and music center.

Château de Versailles

Île-de-France, Versailles · Château de Versailles · Place d''Armes, 78000 Versailles, France

Immense, 18th-century palace with gilded apartments, chandeliered Hall of Mirrors & fountain show.

Carnavalet Museum

Île-de-France, Paris · Carnavalet Museum · 23 Rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris, France

Museum in neighboring mansions with Paris art & history exhibits focused on 16th & 17th centuries.

Musée du Louvre

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée du Louvre · 75001 Paris, France

Former historic palace housing huge art collection, from Roman sculptures to da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 11 Av. du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris, France

Museum for major 20th-century art & contemporary exhibitions in eastern wing of Palais de Tokyo.

Petit Palais

Île-de-France, Paris · Petit Palais · Av. Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris, France

Richly decorated 1900 building, housing eclectic fine arts dating from Renaissance to 20th century.

Bourdelle Museum

Île-de-France, Paris · Bourdelle Museum · 18 Rue Antoine Bourdelle, 75015 Paris, France

Art museum with the studio, garden & house of Antoine Bourdelle, Rodin's pupil, & many of his works.

Hôtel de la Marine

Île-de-France, Paris · Hôtel de la Marine

Elaborately detailed office of the French Naval Staff that epitomizes the city's visual aesthetic.