Popular Paris Attractions

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is the largest airport serving Paris and the second busiest passenger airport in Europe after London Heathrow.Located 23 kilometers (14 miles) north-east of Pari...

Bois de Vincennes

The "lungs" of Paris was once a royal forest and hunting ground, named after the nearby town of Vincennes. The Bois de Vincennes is one of the two largest "green spaces" in Paris. At its north end is ...

Food & Wine's Rising Stars of 2009--Paris

Food & Wine magazine's international panel found the 20 best dining experiences all around the globe for 2009, including Le Chateaubriand in Paris. Try one of these great places to see the excitemen...

Bistrot du Dôme

Across the street from the more upscale "Le Dome" restaurant, the Bistro du Dome is run by the same family. This very popular Montparnasse bistro features simple but very well done fish and shellfish...

Catacombs

The Catacombs offer a rather macabre display, filled with the bones of over six million Parisians who died over a period of ten centuries. The underground ossuary was created at the end of the 18th ...

Jeu de Quilles

Jeu de Quilles opened in the fall of 2008 and Paris restaurant critics quickly named it the best new bistro of the season. Named after an ancient game that is akin to bowling, Jeu de Quilles is small...

La Regalade

Originally made famous by Yves Camdeborde, now at the Comptoir, in St. Germain, Bruno Doucet, the new chef of La Regalade didn't depart from Camdeborde's formula.

La Régalade has a...

Montparnasse Tower

The Montparnasse Tower, built between 1969 and 1972, is another controversial structure in Paris. It is currently the tallest skyscraper in France, though two taller buildings are being planned. How...

Patisserie Gerard Mulot 13th arr.

Yes, it's true, the quality of baguettes can vary a lot in the city of the moveable feast.

Yves Camdeborde's Comptoir gets its pastries and bread from Gerard Mulot, so you know they must be a...

Porte de Vanves Flea Market

Located in the south of Paris, Porte de Vanves is the favorite flea market of many people, and another fun way to spend a lazy Sunday. The Vanves market is much smaller than St. Ouen, with only about...

Boulangerie Poilane 15th Arr

Poilane is a wonderful bakery, famous for the fabulous "tartes aux pommes" which are baked throughout the day, so if you are lucky they will be warm. You can see long lines of Parisians waiting for ...

Bourdelle Museum

Located on the eponymous street in the 15th arrondissement, the Bourdelle Museum was opened in 1949 in the artist's home that was also his workshop. He was a teacher in Rodin's workshop and in his ...

French Postal Service Museum

Opened as a museum in 1946 with displays primarily of postage stamps, the Postal Service Museum of the French service "La Poste", has been enlarged to eleven rooms which include the history of the w...

Bois de Boulogne

This large park, comparable in size to Richmond Park in London, skirts the 16th arrondissement. Once known as the Forest of Rouvray, the park was owned by royalty and gifted to the city of Paris in 18...

Galliera Fashion Museum

The Galliera Fashion Museum provides a history of fashions over three hundred years, from the 18th to 20th centuries. Built for the Duchess of Galliera at the end of the 19th century, but Renaissanc...

Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts

Emile Guimet was one of many wealthy Frenchmen who opened museums based on their own interests and travels and with works from their personal collections. Opened in Lyon in 1879 and moved to Paris ...

L'Astrance

Diners wait two months or more to get a table in this classy, 25 seat restaurant in the wealthy 16th arrondissement, and it has been a Parisian favorite since it opened. Chef Pascal Barbot's food-cre...

Maison de Balzac

Balzac, perhaps the most well-known and prolific French 19th-century novelist, wrote almost 100 satirical novels making fun of human frailties. His home is now a free museum and showcases the desk whe...

Marmottan Museum-Claude Monet

The Marmottan Museum, formerly a beautiful private home between the Bois de Boulogne and the Jardin du Renelagh in the "Passy" residential district, holds a diverse collection of art from the Middle A...

Museum of Man

The Museum of Man, one of the world's most notable museums relating to the history of man, was created in 1937 for the World's Fair, and brings together scientific research with educating the public...

National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum, located in the Palais de Chaillot, and built for the World's Fair of 1937, is one of the oldest maritime museums in the world. It originated with a gift of models given...

Paris Segway Tours

The eco-friendly Segway bike is an appropriate form of transport for virtually anyone 12 and older. While walking can get tiring, Segways offer a fun and speedy orientation to the city, covering many ...

Pré Catelan

The Pre Catelan is a beautiful, romantic spot hidden away in the forest--the Bois de Boulogne--on the outskirts of Paris. The building is a luxurious Napoleon III lodge; Théophile Catelan was Captain...

Chez Virginie

Chez Virginie is located on this up-and-coming street in the 18th. This is an area with few tourists, although Montmartre is not too far away. From a tender age, Virginie worked here in the shop wit...

Espace Dali

Located close to the picturesque but rather touristy Place du Tertre in Montmartre, the Dali Museum is a great way to slip away from the crowds and see the Catalan master's works. Although Dali's w...

Le Café qui Parle

Le cafe qui parle is a very popular local spot in the 18th, offering lunch and dinner, a 15 euro week-end "all you can eat" brunch, and morning and afternoon café fare with wifi. Although located o...

Montmartre Museum

To experience the lively bohemian scene that was the village of Montmartre of olden days, visit this museum on the hill. Montmartre, located outside the city of Paris and unburdened by its laws, at...

Puces de St-Ouen (Flea Market of St. Ouen)

Perhaps the most famous flea market in the world, the Puces de St-Ouen, a very large market with over 2,000 vendors, is made up of many smaller markets, of varying degrees of quality and price, and e...

Sacré-Coeur Basilica

Sacré-Coeur Basilica is one of the most photographed sights in Paris. The huge white church dome sits at the city's highest point, commanding fantastic views over the streets below. The church was co...

CANAL BIO

'Green' travelers don't have to worry about not finding organic food and "eco" household products in France. The Biocoop is a group of over 300 organic shops in France, present in most metropolitan ...

City of Science and Industry

Built in 1986 in north Paris for $642 million, the City of Science and Industry is a massive science complex. Located in the lovely Parc de la Villette, an ultramodern science park and Paris' largest...

Conciergerie

The building that was to become the Conciergerie was begun in the early 14th century as the Palais de la Cité, Paris oldest royal palace, and the residence of the Capetians. Later in the century it ...

Frugal Traveler Recommends in Paris

Matt Gross, who writes the popular Frugal Traveler column for the New York Times, has some great suggestions for saving euros in Paris, along with his usual interesting observations. Be sure to try s...

Gourmet Recommends Good Deals in Paris Eating

Alexander Lobrano, Gourmet magazine's top-notch European correspondent, based in Paris, fins that there are now some bargains-or at least cheaper meals-in Paris.

Lobrano is also the author o...

Gourmet Recommends Inexpensive Eats in Paris

Ruth Riechl, Gourmet magazine's editor-in-chief, recipient of 4 James Beard awards, former restaurant critic of the New York Times, and a prolific and best selling author (Tender at the Bone: Growing ...

Gourmet recommends Modern Wine Bars in Paris

Food and wine expert Colman Andrews was a co-founder of Saveur magazine and served as editor-in-chief for 6 years. The award winning journalist (6 James Beard journalism awards plus many others) ha...

Gourmet recommends Popular Wine Bars in Paris

Alexander Lobrano, Gourmet magazine's top-notch European correspondent, based in Paris, finds 5 excellent Parisian wine bars (bistros a vin) with reasonable prices for food and drink. Lobrano is a...

Gourmet Recommends Yam'Tcha in Paris

Alexander Lobrano, Gourmet magazine's top-notch European correspondent, based in Paris, suggests dining at Yam'Tcha, near les Halles. Lobrano is also the author of "Hungry for Paris-the Ultimate Guid...

Jardin des Tuileries

Conveniently located between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde, The Tuileries Garden, designed by Le Notre (the landscape architect behind Versailles) is on the site of a former Royal Palace wh...

Jeu de Paume Museum

Formerly the home of many of the Impressionist works now displayed in the Orsay museum, the Jeu de Paume, located in the Tuileries Gardens, is now dedicated to temporary exhibits of photography, cine...

Le Meurice

The restaurant of Le Meurice Hotel is a sumptuous, elegant room, with a 17th century "grand siecle" décor, based on a salon at the Chateau de Versailles, and re-decorated by Philippe Starck in 2007. ...

Louvre Museum

The Louvre is the world's most visited museum and Europe's largest museum, with approximately 35,000 works of art on display. The original building, which was to become the oldest museum in Europe...

Mireille Guiliano recommends in Paris

Mireille Guiliano recommends her favorite restaurants in Paris. Guiliano, the best selling author of two books, French Women Don't Get Fat and French Women for All Seasons, and her husband Edwar...

Orangerie Museum

It is worthwhile to visit the outstanding Orangerie Museum just to see Monet's brilliant "Water Lilies" (Nymphéas); however the museum also has many wonderful paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Picasso, ...

Sainte-Chapelle

Magnificent stained glass windows (on the top floor) that display over 1000 religious scenes.

This can be visited in as little as 1/2 hour. Some people stay hours examining each scene in det...

Style and Textile Museum

The Museum of Decorative Arts is the result of the merger between two separate entities.

From the beginning of the 20th century, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs had a large collection of ma...

The NYT Recommends Paris Bistros

Mark Bittman, the author of "How to Cook Everything," and the recent "Food Matters," also writes The Minimalist column in The New York Times. Mr. Bittman selects several bistros he has recently enjoy...

Velib

"Velib" (pronounced vay-leeb) is an enormously popular bicycle program started in Paris in 2007. The composed word "Velib" refers to "velo liberté" - bicycle freedom. By the end of 2008, there wil...

Willi's Wine Bar

Food is definitely not an after-thought at the most famous wine bar in Paris. Chef Francois Yon prepares high quality seasonal food. The menu, which changes daily, has a nice selection of seafood and...

Le Baratin

Located far out in the funky, working class Belleville area of the 20th in northeastern Paris, Le Baratin is a great wine bar and bistro. The owner's wife, Argentinian Raquel Carena, is a self taught...

Les Allobroges

Les Allobroges, located in eastern Paris not too far from the Pere Lachaise cemetery, is definitely worth the trip to experience the wonderful, seasonal market-fresh cooking in a lovely, refined dinin...

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Wandering amongst the deceased may not sound like much of a day out, but in Paris' Père Lachaise Cemetery you are wandering among legends. Although operating as a regular family cemetery for normal ...

BIOCOOP Lemo Sebastopol

'Green' travelers don't have to worry about not finding organic food and "eco" household products in France. The Biocoop is a group of over 300 organic shops in France, present in most metropolitan ...

Carnavalet Museum--The History of Paris

The Carnavalet Museum --also know as the History of Paris Museum--provides a fascinating look at French history in the only surviving 16th century palace in Paris. The building alone would be notab...

Cognacq-Jay Museum

The Cognacq-Jay Museum is another elegant museum for those who revel in the sophisticated lifestyles of previous centuries. The beautiful 16th century home was built for Mederic de Donon, an advisor ...

Doll Museum

The Paris Doll Museum, created in 1994, has over 500 dolls made from 1800 to the present. In addition to the museum, there are educational tours for children over 5 and their parents, and a workshop ...

Jewish Art and History Museum

Located in a 1600's mansion, the Hôtel De St-Aignan in the old Jewish quartier, this museum provides a fascinating look at Jewish history in Europe. As one would expect, displays have a religious, c...

L'Estaminet d'Aromes et Cepages

L'Estaminet (meaning "small public house") is a bustling, casual little café and wine bar located inside Paris' oldest covered market, the Marché des Enfants Rouges, near the rue Charlot. T...

Le Pamphlet

Chef Alain Carrère, who trained under Christian Constant at the Crillon, opened Le Pamphlet in a quiet corner of the Marais in the 90's. The bistro was completely renovated at the end of 2007 but st...

Musée des arts et metiers

This is a scientific museum. In particular it displays Foucault's pendulum. A great place for families....

Patisserie Gerard Mulot 3rd arr.

Yes, it's true; the quality of baguettes can vary a lot in the city of the moveable feast.

Yves Camdeborde's Comptoir gets its pastries and bread from Gerard Mulot, so you know they must be a...

Picasso Museum

The Musée Picasso is a popular attraction in the Marais district of Paris. The painter, who was a founder of the Cubism movement, lived here in the early 1900s. Set in the beautiful Hôtel Salé buil...

Robert et Louise

Robert and Louise are the wonderful couple who founded the restaurant in the 1960's; Louise and their daughter Pascale now run it. It is quite a surprise in the center of ancient, but now trendy Pari...

Bistrot du Dôme 4th Arr

Located very near the Bastille, the Bistro du Dome is run by the same family who own the classic "Le Dome" restaurant in Montparnasse. This very popular bistro features simple but very well done fish...

L'As Du Falafel

L'As du Falafel, located in the "Jewish Gay" area of the 4th arrondissement, is a very popular place, and fans claim it has the best falafel outside of Israel. Apparently Lenny Kravitz is a fan. T...

Mon Vieil Ami

Strasbourg three star chef Antoine Westermann has brought modern Alsatian cooking to Paris in this wonderful bistro on the Ile St. Louis. The black interior of the restaurant, which is located in th...

Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame is the most beloved of French churches, both by the French and by foreigners. Dedicated to "Our Lady," the mother of God, its location is at the spiritual (though not geographic) center of...

Notre Dame Crypt

Paris' early history from Roman times to the 19th century, can be found underground in the archaeological crypt at Notre Dame, located under the plaza in front of the cathedral. Many items of archa...

Notre Dame Towers

At 226 feet, the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral provide one of the best overall views of Paris, including of the Seine, and although the climb is over 400 steps, it's reasonable if you are in good hea...

Paris Walk: l'Ile Saint Louis

The Ile Saint-Louis, located right next to the Ile de la Cité with the awe-inspiring Notre Dame Cathedral, provides a very different experience from the Ile de la Cité. The Ile Saint-Louis, one of ...

Paris Walk: The Seine and her Bridges

There is no more beautiful or romantic walk in Paris, or one with greater views, than along the Seine, strolling along the "quais," stopping to study the old bridges, gazing in awe at Notre Dame. Th...

Pompidou Center

The Pompidou Center takes up in the early 20th century where the Orsay leaves off, and has perhaps Europe's best collection of 20th-century art, continuing into the 21st century. Unlike the Louvre a...

Victor Hugo's Home

Born in 1802, poet, novelist, playwright and statesman Victor Hugo is best known for the theatrical adaptation of his book, "Les Miserables" (1862). However Hugo was also instrumental in the renov...

Cluny Museum of the Middle Ages

Most famous for the exquisite medieval "The Lady and the Unicorn" tapestry series, the Cluny was built between 1485 and 1510 on top of the ruins of a Roman bath, and is one of the most beautiful bui...

Institute of the Arab World

The Institute of the Arab World is a partnership between France and 22 Arab countries which has several goals including deepening the understanding of Arab language and civilization in France, and fac...

Le Petit Pontoise

Le Petit Pontoise is a wonderful, comfortable, unspoiled and traditional bistro with a large and interesting selection of first courses (10-15 euros), and fish and meat (15-25 euros), all written on c...

Le Pre Verre

For those craving some different flavors than traditional French food, Philippe and Marc Delacourelles' bistro, located near the Sorbonne, shows a strong influence of Asian cuisine. The food is basica...

Les Itineraires

Les Itineraires is a new bistro which just opened in 2008, but "rising star" chef Sylvain Sendra and his wife, Sarah, ran the tiny Le Temps au Temps in the 11th. Located in the Latin Quarter, on a s...

Museum of Natural History

The Museum of Natural History began as the Royal Medicinal Plant Garden, founded by King Louis XIII in 1635, and was run by the King's physicians. The original goal of the garden was to create an in...

The Pantheon

The massive Pantheon sits on the hillside of St. Genevieve in the 5th arrondissement, in good company with the Sorbonne and the Town Hall of the 5th, and located right in the Latin Quarter. It was ...

Boulangerie Poilane

Poilane is the famous bakery at the beginning of Cherche-Midi, just off the Carrefour de la Croix-Rouge. They are famous for the fabulous "tartes aux pommes" which are baked throughout the day, so if ...

Café de Flore

Perhaps the most famous café in the world, the Café de Flore is located on Blvd St Germain near the Rue St Benoit. Famous for its intellectual clientele, like Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartr...

Chez Paul

Paul is a chain of bakeries serving delicious breads, pastries, sandwiches and savories. A sit down breakfast (coffee, egg dishes, pastries) is available at the rue de Buci location which is also thei...

Delacroix Museum

Born in 1798, Eugène Delacroix moved to this home near the charming Place du Furstenberg in 1857. He was ill and wanted to be close to the Church of St-Sulpice, where he had been commissioned to dec...

Fish la Boissonnerie

Located in a vibrant area of the 6th between the Rue de Buci market and the Seine, Fish La Boissonerie is a casual, popular and fun place with the city's best wine bar, run by American Juan Sanch...

Joséphine Chez Dumonet

Sophisticated clients-the press, French film and music stars, and a hip, young crowd-love this vintage 1920's bistro. Joséphine is one of the best of old fashioned bistros, serving classic French bi...

L'Epi Dupin

L'Epi Dupin, located on a small street off rue de Cherche-Midi just a few short blocks from the Bon Marché department store, is always busy. Bustling, small, and with tightly spaced tables, the crowd...

La Brasserie du Lutetia

Located in the beautiful art-deco Hotel Lutetia, the brasserie in the hotel is a great place for a change of pace. The dining room is pretty and comfortable, with a nice ambiance. The food is focuse...

La Maison du Jardin

A lovely neighborhood bistro near the Luxembourg Garden, the Maison du Jardin is a favorite with locals; the popular Hotel de l'Abbaye down the street sends lots of guests here as well. A real find...

La Marlotte

La Marlotte is a simple traditional restaurant in a prestigious residential area of the 6th arrondissement. A huge velvet curtain covers the entry door, and banquettes (benches) line each side of the...

Le Comptoir

Yves Camdeborde trained with two and three star chefs, but instead of opening his own three star restaurant, he turned the food world upside down with his creation of the modern French bistro at the R...

Le Nemrod

Le Nemrod is a very pleasant, inexpensive café on the corner of rue Cherche-Midi and Saint-Placide, founded by an Auvergnat family. The Auvergne, in Central France, is famous for beef and cow-milk c...

Les Bouqinistes

Named after the famous Parisian booksellers who line the Seine just across from the restaurant, Les Bouquinistes is a very trendy restaurant owned by Guy Savoy, and very popular with foreigners, espec...

Les Editeurs

St. Germain is an area known for its writers and publishers; Les Editeurs pays tribute to them. Les Editeurs is a café, salon de the, restaurant, terrace and bar, located right across the street fro...

Luxembourg Gardens

Commissioned by Marie de Medicis to resemble her childhood home in Florence, the Luxembourg Gardens are formal Italianate gardens which sweep down from the Luxembourg Palace (now the seat of the frenc...

Midi-Vins

Midi-Vin is a neighborhood wine bar and bistro with a small terrace. Meals are delicious and extremely well priced (19-22 euros for 2 or 3 course dinner). Very good wine list with inexpensive but del...

Musee d'Orsay

This museum opened to the public in 1986. Housed in a converted train station, the open architecture alone is worth a visit. Filled with an outstanding collection of impressionist art, the space and t...

Paris Walk: Rue du Cherche-Midi

The rue du Cherche-Midi is a very long street that runs from the carrefour dde la Croix Rouge in the heart of St. Germain to just past the Boulevard Montparnasse, ending at the place Camille Claudel...

Patisserie Gerard Mulot

Yes, it's true, the quality of baguettes can vary a lot in the city of the moveable feast.

Yves Camdeborde's Comptoir gets its pastries and bread from Gerard Mulot, so you know they must be a...

Ze Kitchen Galerie

Chef William Ledeuil earned his reputation as the hot young chef at Les Bouquinistes, which is just down the street. Ledeuil tooks some risks and created perhaps the best Asian fusion restaurant in Pa...

Army Museum and Napoleon's Tomb

The Army Museum, one of the greatest art and military history museums of the world, is actually composed of a number of military museums, located in the Hotel des Invalides, built by Louis XIV around...

Cafe Constant

Café Constant is located on the lovely Rue St. Dominique in the posh 7th arrondissement. Christian Constant, a great chef from Southwest France worked in Paris at the Ritz, Ledoyen, Les Ambassadeur...

Chez les Anges

Chez les Anges is a sophisticated restaurant in the very chic 7th arrondissement, owned by Jacques and Catherine Lacipière. The modern, spacious dining room exudes tranquility with widely spaced tab...

Eiffel Tower

The French wanted to show the world how much progress they had made in the 100 years since the Revolution of 1789, so French engineer Gustave-Alexandre Eiffel built the Tour Eiffel for the 1889 Univer...

L'Ami Jean

L'Ami Jean is always crowded with Parisians who crave the lusty, well priced Basque inspired cuisine. There are lots of hams, pâtés, sausages, seafood, wild game, and sheep cheeses. The restaurant i...

L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon

Located in a very classy area of Paris, this chic restaurant has counters and 36 stools surrounding the open kitchen. Some may be turned off by having to sit at the counter, and it it is best for sin...

Maillol Museum

The Maillol Museum has more than the works of Maillol. One part of the museum is dedicated to Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), another to modern and contemporary art. The museum was created by Dina Vier...

Museum of Scale Models

The Museum of Scale Models --Musee des plans-reliefs-- is an unusual and fascinating look at scale models of French towns and fortresses. (A "relief" map is a three-dimensional map of a land mass.) ...

Paris Sewers

The Paris sewer system has been attracting visitors since the mid 1800s, although this is a visit you might want to re-consider in hot summer months due to inevitable smells. Located beneath the Quai...

Quai Branly Museum

This magnificent museum that President Jacques Chirac wanted to be the cultural highlight of his presidency opened on the Quai Branly in 2006 to great acclaim, after 10 years of planning and building...

Rodin Museum

Rodin, the greatest sculptor since the Renaissance, was born in Paris in 1840. Rodin lived and worked in the beautiful 18th century Hotel Biron (along with other artists) after 1908, which, along with...

Arc de Triomphe

Napoleon commissioned the Arc de Triomphe in 1806 to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, where his overwhelmed troops still managed to defeat the Austrians. Completed in 1836 well af...

Cernuschi Museum

The Cernuschi Museum, one of Europe's top Asian art museums, is located in the beautiful Parc Monceau. The mansion in which the museum is located ,as well as the original art collection, was a gift t...

Discovery Palace

Perfect for science lovers, the Discovery Palace was founded in 1937 by Jean Perrin, the 1926 Nobel Prize winner for physics, with the intention of helping people to understand science. It can also co...

Jacquemart-André Museum

Even if it didn't house the best small art collection in Paris, the 19th-century Jacquemart-Andre mansion would be worth a visit. The magnificent 19th-century town house on Paris' elegant Boulevard Ha...

Le Café Jacquemart-Andre

Take a step back in time and enjoy lunch or brunch in this glorious 19th century private mansion, now a museum. This may be the most beautiful and elegant spot in Paris to enjoy lunch or afternoon tea...

Le Cinq

Le Cinq is a very special place--the restaurant of the legendary Georges V Hotel, Saudi owned, managed by the Four Seasons, and one of the very best-perhaps even the best-- restaurant in Paris. The st...

Nissim de Camondo Museum

A dream stop for lovers of fine 18th-century French antiques and offering a peek into an aristocratic lifestyle, a visit here is also personal, not only because you see the original home and how the ...

Parc Monceau

Beautiful park situated in the 8th and 17th arrondissements. It is not very large but is beautifully landscaped. Surrounded by magnificent mansions. Since it is located near the very interesting Mus...

Petit Palais and Museum of Fine Arts

The Petit Palais, a splendid Beaux-Arts style palace, was built for the 1900 World's Fair. It was meant to be temporary, but Parisians loved the structure and refused to have it destroyed. It now ...

Pierre Gagnaire

Always searching for new taste and flavor combinations, Pierre Gagnaire is one of the most creative chefs in Paris. Gourmets flock here to try his innovative cuisine. He has earned the highest accola...

Taillevent

This former 19th century Duke's residence-turned-restaurant has more than 3,000 wines to choose from, with common owners of a wine shop next door. Many diners actually chose Taillevent because of the ...

BIOCOOP du Faubourg

'Green' travelers don't have to worry about not finding organic food and "eco" household products in France. The Biocoop is a group of over 300 organic shops in France, present in most metropolitan ...

Grevin Wax Museum

The Grevin Museum is Paris's top wax museum, where you can visit with important people and events from French history from the Middle Ages and Renaissance through modern history, and see personaliti...

Gustave Moreau Museum

Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) moved in 1852 to the area in the 9th arrondissement known as "New Athens," named because of the many buildings inspired by ancient Greece and constructed in the Neo-Clas...

Museum of the Romantic Period

This museum focuses on the literature, music and art of the "Romantic" period, the late 18th to early 19th centuries, and displays sculpture, drawings, paintings, and furniture. During this period...

Opera Museum Library

The Opera Museum Library is part of the Paris Opera Garnier. It contains over 600,000 documents including books, musical scores, programs, autographed letters and prints with thousands of costume...

Spring

American Daniel Rose fell in love with food and cooking as a philosophy student in Paris in the late 90's when he lived above Le Violin d'Ingres in the 7th. After working internationally as well as w...

Le Bourget Aviation Museum

The aviation museum at Le Bourget airport, a few miles from Charles de Gaulle, is fascinating for anyone with even a remote interest in things that fly. Opened in 1918, it's one of the oldest museums ...

Stade de France

The Stade de France impressively dominates the surroundings of Saint-Denis. Built for soccer's FIFA World Cup in 1998, the stadium now sees regular action as the home of French rugby and its associate...

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