Sights & Attractions in Paris

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Name	Category	Location

3e arrondissement The thick crowds that flock to the Place des Vosges rarely venture...	Neighborhoods / Streets	The Marais

Arc de Triomphe Inspired by Rome's Arch of Titus, this colossal, 164-foot triumphal...	Memorials / Monuments	Champs-Élysées

Au Printemps Spread across three buildings, this vast upscale department store...	Stores / Malls	Les Grands Boulevards

Avenue des Champs-Élysées Marcel Proust lovingly described the genteel elegance of the...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Champs-Élysées

Bateau-Lavoir The birthplace of Cubism isn't open to the public, but a display...	Houses / Mansions	Montmartre


Bercy Tucked away south of the Gare de Lyon in the 12e arrondissement...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Eastern Paris

Bois de Boulogne When Parisians need a day in the great outdoors close to home...	Parks	Western Paris

Canal St-Martin The once-forgotten canal has morphed into one of the city's trendiest...	Bodies of Water	Eastern Paris

Carré Roland Dougelès This unassuming square is a perfect place to take in two of Montmartre's...	Squares, Wineries / Breweries	Montmartre

Carrefour de Buci Just behind the neighborhood's namesake St-Germain church, this...	Neighborhoods / Streets	St-Germain-des-Prés

Castel-Béranger It's a shame you can't go inside this house, which is considered...	Houses / Mansions	Western Paris

Centre Pompidou Love it or hate it, the Pompidou is certainly the city's most...	Architectural Sites	The Marais

Chocostory: Le Musée Gourmand du Chocolat Considering that a daily dose of chocolate is practically obligatory...	Museums / Galleries	Les Grands Boulevards

Cimetière du Montparnasse Many of the neighborhood's most illustrious residents are buried...	Cemeteries	Montparnasse

Cimitère du Père-Lachaise Bring a red rose for "the Little Sparrow" Edith Piaf when you...	Cemeteries	Eastern Paris

Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine The greatest gems of French architecture are represented at the...	Museums / Galleries	Champs-Élysées

Conciergerie Most of the Ile de la Cité's medieval structures fell...	Architectural Sites	The Islands

Église St-Germain-des-Prés Paris's oldest church was built to shelter a simple shard of...	Religious Sites	St-Germain-des-Prés

Église St-Merry This impressive Gothic church, in the shadow of the Centre Pompidou...	Religious Sites	The Marais

Église St-Sulpice Dubbed the Cathedral of the Rive Gauche, this enormous 17th-century...	Religious Sites	St-Germain-des-Prés

Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is to Paris what the Statue of Liberty is to...	Memorials / Monuments	Around the Eiffel Tower

Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain There's no shortage of museums in Paris, but this eye-catching...	Museums / Galleries	Montparnasse

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography has deep roots in Montparnasse, as great experimenters...	Museums / Galleries	Montparnasse

Fondation Le Corbusier The 1923 Maison La Roche is a stellar example of Swiss architect...	Architectural Sites	Western Paris

Galerie Véro-Dodat A lovely 19th-century passage, gorgeously restored, the Véro-Dodat...	Stores / Malls	Around the Louvre

Galerie Vivienne Considered the grande dame of Paris's 19th-century passages...	Stores / Malls	Around the Louvre

Galeries Lafayette The stunning Byzantine glass coupole (dome) of the city's most...	Stores / Malls	Les Grands Boulevards

Grand Palais With its curved-glass roof and gorgeously restored Belle Époque...	Architectural Sites	Champs-Élysées

Grande Galerie de l'Évolution With a parade of taxidermied animals ranging from the tiniest...	Museums / Galleries	The Latin Quarter

Halle St-Pierre This elegant iron-and-glass 19th-century market hall at the foot...	Markets / Bazaars	Montmartre

Hôtel de Sully This early Baroque gem, built in 1624, is one of the city's loveliest...	Houses / Mansions	The Marais

Hôtel de Ville Overlooking the Seine, City Hall contains the residence and offices...	Government Buildings	The Marais

Hôtel des Invalides The Baroque complex known as Les Invalides (pronounced lehz-ahn-vah-leed)...	Memorials / Monuments	Around the Eiffel Tower

Institut du Monde Arabe This eye-catching metal-and-glass tower by architect Jean Nouvel...	Museums / Galleries, Libraries	The Latin Quarter

Jardin des Plantes Opened in 1640 and once known as the Jardin du Roi (or King's...	Parks, Gardens / Arboretums, Zoos / Aquariums	The Latin Quarter

Jardin des Tuileries The quintessential French garden, with its verdant lawns, manicured...	Parks	Around the Louvre

Jardin du Luxembourg The Luxembourg Gardens has all that is charming, unique, and...	Gardens / Arboretums	St-Germain-des-Prés

Les Arts Décoratifs Sharing a wing of the Musée du Louvre, but with a separate...	Museums / Galleries	Around the Louvre

Les Catacombes This is just the thing for anyone with morbid interests: what...	Cemeteries	Montparnasse

Les Halles For 800 years, Paris was fed by the acres of food halls overflowing...	Historic Districts / Sites	Around the Louvre

The Louvre The most recognized symbol of Paris is the Tour Eiffel, but the...	Museums / Galleries	Around the Louvre

Maison de Victor Hugo France's most famous scribe lived in this house on the northeast...	Houses / Mansions	The Marais

Maison Européenne de la Photographie Much of the credit for the city's ascendancy as a hub of international...	Museums / Galleries	The Marais

Marché Aligre Place d'Aligre boasts two of Paris's best markets: the lively...	Markets / Bazaars	Eastern Paris

Mémorial de la Shoah The first installation in this compelling memorial and museum...	Memorials / Monuments	The Marais

Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation On the eastern tip of the Ile de la Cité lies this stark...	Memorials / Monuments	The Islands

Moulin de la Galette Of the 14 windmills (moulins) that used to sit atop this hill...	Windmills	Montmartre

Musée Carnavalet If it has to do with Paris history, it's here. A fascinating...	Museums / Galleries	The Marais

Musée Cernuschi Wealthy Milanese banker and patriot Enrico (Henri) Cernuschi...	Museums / Galleries	Les Grands Boulevards

Musée Cognacq-Jay One of the loveliest museums in Paris, this 16th-century Rococo-style...	Museums / Galleries	The Marais

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme This excellent museum traces the tempestuous history of French...	Museums / Galleries	The Marais

Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Although the city's modern-art museum hasn't generated a buzz...	Museums / Galleries	Champs-Élysées

Musée d'Orsay Opened in 1986, this gorgeously renovated Belle Époque...	Museums / Galleries	St-Germain-des-Prés

Musée Dapper Dedicated to the art of Africa and the African diaspora, the...	Museums / Galleries	Champs-Élysées

Musée de l'Orangerie The lines can be long to see Claude Monet's huge, meditative...	Museums / Galleries	Around the Louvre

Musée des Arts et Métiers Science buffs should not miss this cavernous museum, Europe's...	Museums / Galleries	The Marais

Musée du Quai Branly The newest museum in Paris was built by star architect Jean Nouvel...	Museums / Galleries	Around the Eiffel Tower

Musée Guimet The outstanding Musée Guimet boasts the western world's...	Museums / Galleries	Champs-Élysées

Musée Gustave Moreau Visiting the quirky town house and studio of painter Gustave...	Museums / Galleries	Les Grands Boulevards

Musée Jacquemart-André Perhaps the city's best small museum, the opulent Musée...	Museums / Galleries	Les Grands Boulevards

Musée Marmottan Monet A few years ago the underrated Marmottan tacked "Monet" onto...	Museums / Galleries	Western Paris

Musée National du Moyen-Age Built on the ruins of Roman baths, the Hôtel de Cluny has...	Museums / Galleries	The Latin Quarter

Musée National Jean-Jacques Henner French artist Jean-Jacques Henner (1829-1905) was a star in his...	Museums / Galleries	Western Paris

Musée Picasso To the chagrin of Picasso fans everywhere, this immensely popular...	Museums / Galleries	The Marais

Musée Zadkine The sculptor Ossip Zadkine spent nearly four decades living in...	Museums / Galleries	Montparnasse

Notre-Dame Looming above Place du Parvis on the Ile de la Cité is...	Religious Sites	The Islands

Opéra de la Bastille Paris's main opera house opened its doors on July 14, 1989, to...	Arts / Performance Venues	Eastern Paris

Opéra Garnier Haunt of the Phantom of the Opera and the real-life inspiration...	Arts / Performance Venues	Les Grands Boulevards

Palais de Chaillot This honey-color Art Deco cultural center on Place du Trocadéro...	Castles / Palaces	Champs-Élysées

Palais de Tokyo The go-to address for some of the city's funkiest exhibitions...	Museums / Galleries	Champs-Élysées

Palais-Royal The quietest, most romantic Parisian garden is enclosed within...	Squares	Around the Louvre

Panthéon Rome has St. Peter's, London has St. Paul's, and Paris has the...	Memorials / Monuments	The Latin Quarter

Parc de la Villette This former abattoir is now a 130-acre ultramodern park. With...	Parks	Eastern Paris

Parc des Buttes-Chaumont If you're tired of perfectly manicured Parisian parks with lawns...	Parks	Eastern Paris

Parc Monceau This exquisitely landscaped park began in 1778 as the Duc de...	Parks	Les Grands Boulevards

Place de la Bastille Nothing remains of the infamous Bastille prison, destroyed more...	Squares	Eastern Paris

Place de la Concorde This square at the foot of Champs-Élysées was originally...	Squares	Around the Louvre

Place des Abbesses This triangular square is typical of the countrified style that...	Squares	Montmartre

Place du Tertre Artists have peddled their wares in this square for centuries...	Squares	Montmartre

Place Vendôme Jules-Hardouin Mansart, an architect of Versailles Palace, designed...	Squares	Around the Louvre

Rue Montorgueil Rue Montorgueil was once the gritty oyster hub of Les Halles...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Around the Louvre

Rue Mouffetard This winding cobblestone street is one of the city's oldest and...	Neighborhoods / Streets	The Latin Quarter

Sacré-Coeur It's hard to not feel as though you're climbing up to heaven...	Religious Sites	Montmartre

Sainte-Chapelle Built by the obsessively pious Louis IX (1226-70), this Gothic...	Religious Sites	The Islands

St-Eustache Built as the market neighborhood's answer to Notre-Dame, this...	Religious Sites	Around the Louvre

Tour Montparnasse One of continental Europe's tallest skyscrapers offers visitors...	Architectural Sites, Viewpoints	Montparnasse

Viaduc des Arts/Promenade Plantée Once a train line from the Paris suburbs to Bastille, this redbrick...	Stores / Malls	Eastern Paris
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