Musées & monuments

Museum Romanité

Occitanie, Nîmes · Museum Romanité · 16 Bd des Arènes, 30000 Nîmes, France

Covered in ripples of glass like a toga, this striking museum houses a collection of Roman relics.

Château de Dinteville

Grand Est, Dinteville · Château de Dinteville · 3 grande rue, 52120 Dinteville, France

Château de Cirey

Grand Est, Cirey-sur-Blaise · Château de Cirey · 33 Rue Émilie du Châtelet, 52110 Cirey-sur-Blaise, France

Château de Landreville

Grand Est, Bayonville · Château de Landreville · Landreville, 08240 Bayonville, France

Bibliothèque Humaniste

Grand Est, Sélestat · Bibliothèque Humaniste · 1 Place Dr Maurice Kubler, 67600 Sélestat, France

Musée départemental Stéphane Mallarmé

Île-de-France, Vulaines-sur-Seine · Musée départemental Stéphane Mallarmé · 4 Quai Stéphane Mallarmé, 77870 Vulaines-sur-Seine, France

Musée Rimbaud

Grand Est, Charleville-Mézières · Musée Rimbaud · Quai Arthur Rimbaud, 08000 Charleville-Mézières, France

Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans

Centre-Val de Loire, Orléans · Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans · 1 Rue Fernand Rabier, 45000 Orléans, France

Vast collection of French, Italian, Flemish & Dutch paintings & sculpture across several centuries.

Château de Compiègne

Hauts-de-France, Compiègne · Château de Compiègne · Pl. du Général de Gaulle, 60200 Compiègne, France

Lavish 18th-century palace, restored by Napoleon & housing historic apartments & 2 separate museums.

Apothicairerie de l'Hôtel-Dieu-le-Comte

Grand Est, Troyes · Apothicairerie de l'Hôtel-Dieu-le-Comte · 31 Quai des Comtes de Champagne, 10000 Troyes, France

Musée des Beaux-Arts et archéologie, Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Grand Est, Troyes · Musée Saint-Loup (Beaux-Arts et archéologie, Muséum d'histoire naturelle) · 1 Rue Chrestien de Troyes, 10000 Troyes, France

Housed in the former Abbey of St Loup since 1830, this museum displays art & local artifacts.

Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie

Grand Est, Châlons-en-Champagne · Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie · Pl. Alexandre Godart, 51000 Châlons-en-Champagne, France

National Gallery of Ireland

County Dublin · National Gallery of Ireland · Merrion Square W, Dublin 2, D02 K303, Ireland

Grand collection of European art spanning the 14th to the 21st-century, covering all major schools.

National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street

County Dublin · National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street · 35A Kildare St, Dublin 2, D02 YK38, Ireland

Local archaeological finds from the Bronze Age, Vikings and medieval times with some Egyptian items.

musée Garinet

Grand Est, Châlons-en-Champagne · musée Garinet · 13 Rue Pasteur, 51000 Châlons-en-Champagne, France

Musée d'Orsay

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée d'Orsay · 75007 Paris, France

La Galerie Dior

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

Musée Saint-Remi

Grand Est, Reims · Musée Saint-Remi · 53 Rue Simon, 51100 Reims, France

Art & objects from the region, dating from prehistory to the Renaissance, in a medieval abbey.

Musée national d'Écosse

Scotland · Musée national d'Écosse · Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, UK

Bright, modern museum housing Scottish industrial history relics, natural history displays & a cafe.

Musée Carnavalet

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

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

National Gallery of Scotland

Scotland · National Gallery of Scotland · The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL, UK

National collection including European masterpieces & Scottish works, with seasonal exhibitions.

Grand Trianon

Île-de-France, Versailles · Grand Trianon · Porte Saint-Antoine, 78000 Versailles, France

Louis XIV-designed buildings built as a more human-scale counterpoint to Versailles palace.

Hameau de la Reine

Île-de-France, Versailles · Hameau de la Reine · 78000 Versailles, France

Lakeside folly commissioned by Queen Marie-Antoinette in 1783, designed to resemble a working farm.

Tolbooth Kirk

Scotland · Tolbooth Kirk · 537 Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2NE, UK

Château de Cognac

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Cognac · Château de Cognac · 127 Bd Denfert Rochereau, 16100 Cognac, France

Historic distillery in a 10th-century castle offering cellar tours & tastings, plus a terrace bar.

Mary King's Close

Scotland · Mary King's Close · 2 Warriston's Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1PG, UK

Walking tours through the maze of hidden streets below the city, with tales by costumed guides.

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.

Sacré-Cœur

Île-de-France, Paris · Sacré-Cœur · 35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France

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

UNESCO

Île-de-France, Paris · UNESCO · 7 Pl. de Fontenoy-Unesco, 75007 Paris, France

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquarters with art & events.

St Patrick's Cathedral

County Dublin · St Patrick's Cathedral · St Patrick's Close, Dublin, D08 H6X3, Ireland

The Church of Ireland's national cathedral, dating from 1220, with regular musical recitals.

Château de Fontainebleau

Île-de-France, Fontainebleau · Château de Fontainebleau · 77300 Fontainebleau, France

Palatial former royal residence dating from 12th century, housing 4 museums & opulent apartments.

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.

Edinburgh Castle

Scotland · Edinburgh Castle · Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG, UK

An 11th-century castle and barracks housing the Crown Jewels and National War Museum of Scotland.