Things to do in Paris
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Eiffel Tower, Paris Moulin Rouge Show and Seine River Cruise
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Enjoy a memorable night out in Paris by combining a visit to the Eiffel Tower and Seine River cruise with a cabaret show at the Moulin Rouge. Enjoy dinner at…Not LP reviewed
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Viator VIP: Palace of Versailles Small-Group Tour with Private Viewing of the Royal Quarters
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See the Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles) as French kings once did – with this small-group tour that includes a once-in-a-lifetime private viewing of…Not LP reviewed
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Moulin Rouge Paris Dinner and Show
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Enjoy an evening dinner show at the Moulin Rouge the number one show in Paris. With a choice of three different dinner menus, don't miss your chance to see the…Not LP reviewed
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Paris Pass
Flexible (Departs Paris, France)
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Discover the joy of sightseeing with the Paris Pass, which gives you free entry to the best attractions Paris has to offer. Save time as you skip the queues…Not LP reviewed
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Basilique de St-Denis
St-Denis Basilica was the burial place for all but a handful of France’s kings and queens from Dagobert I (r 629–39) to Louis XVIII (r 1814–24), constituting one of Europe’s most important collections of funerary sculpture; today the remains of 43 kings and 32 queens repose here. The single-towered basilica, begun around 1136, was the first major structure to be built in the Gothic style, serving as a model for other 12th-century French cathedrals, including the one at Chartres. Features illustrating the transition from Romanesque to Gothic can be seen in the choir and double ambulatory, which are adorned with a number of 12th-century stained-glass windows. The …
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Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
At the northern end of Parc de la Villette, the huge City of Science & Industry has all sorts of high-tech exhibits. Bring a picnic and spend the day here.
There are two main exhibit areas inside, in addition to a planetarium (level 1; admission €3; 10am-6pm Tue-Sat, to 7pm Sun), two cinemas, a tiny aquarium (level 2; admission free; 10am-6pm Tue-Sat, to 7pm Sun) and a 1950s French Navy submarine (€3; 10am-5.30pm Tue-Sat, to 7pm Sun) that can be visited.
On the ground floor is the brilliant Cité des Enfants, with imaginative, hands-on demonstrations of basic scientific principles in two sections: for 2- to 7-year-olds, and for 5- to 12-year-olds. In the first, kids…
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Versailles Small Group Day Trip from Paris
4-8 hrs (Departs Paris, France)
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Experience the grandeur of Versailles Palace and Gardens on a small group tour from Paris. With a maximum of only eight per group, this small group trip to…Not LP reviewed
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Hôtel des Invalides
Fronted by a 500m-long expanse of lawn known as the Esplanade des Invalides, the Hôtel des Invalides was built in the 1670s by Louis XIV to provide housing for 4000 invalides (disabled war veterans). On 14 July 1789, a mob forced its way into the building and, after fierce fighting, seized 32,000 rifles before heading on to the prison at Bastille and the start of the French Revolution. At the southern end of the esplanade, laid out between 1704 and 1720, is the final resting place of Napoleon.
In the Cour d’Honneur, the Musée de l’Armée holds the nation’s largest collection on the history of the French military. South is Église St-Louis des Invalides, once used…
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Skip the Line: Paris Louvre Museum Guided Tour
2 hours 30 minutes (Departs Paris, France)
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Don't waste time waiting in queues -- take a Louvre Museum prioritized guided tour. Make a booking and jump the queue to make the most of your limited time…Not LP reviewed
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Versailles and Giverny Day Trip
9 hours 30 minutes (Departs Paris, France)
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See more than Paris and take a day trip to Monet's garden at Giverny and Louis XIV's palace of Versailles. The full-day tour combines the two most popular…Not LP reviewed
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Champagne Region Day Trip from Paris by Minivan
10 hours 30 minutes (Departs Paris, France)
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This tour will take you to the heart of the Champagne country to discover the history and secrets of "The King of Wines". You'll visit world-renowned champagne…Not LP reviewed
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Normandy D-Day Battlefields and Beaches Day Trip
14 hours (Departs Paris, France)
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Take a poignant, memorable day trip from Paris to visit the Normandy battlefields and landing beaches of World War II. You'll visit famous wartime sites and the…Not LP reviewed
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Small-Group Wine-Tasting Trip to the Champagne Region from Paris
12 hours (Departs Paris, France)
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Enjoy a wonderful day trip from Paris to Champagne, one of the most famous regions in France, and indulge in eight tastings of bubbly in three different…Not LP reviewed
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Skip the Line: Versailles Palace in One Day including French Market and Grand Canal Picnic
7 hours 30 minutes (Departs Paris, France)
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Book your skip-the-line Versailles Palace day trip from Paris and leave the long queues behind! Meet your guide at the Gare St Lazare station in Paris, where…Not LP reviewed
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Paris City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Flexible (Departs Paris, France)
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Discover Paris at your leisure with a one- or two-day ticket on the Paris City Hop-on Hop-off Tour. Create your own itinerary as you see the most popular sights…Not LP reviewed
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Mont Saint Michel Day Trip
14 hours (Departs Paris, France)
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lt;pgt;Take a full-day tour from Paris to one of the most popular attractions in France, the fairytale island of Mont Saint Michel off the coast of Normandy.…Not LP reviewed
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Loire Valley Castles Day Trip: Chambord, Cheverny and Chenonceau
12 hours (Departs Paris, France)
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Take a day tour from Paris to visit the three most famous chateaux of the Loire Valley: beautiful Chenonceau Castle, privately owned Chateau de Cheverny and,…Not LP reviewed
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Palais de Chaillot & Jardins du Trocadéro
The two curved, colonnaded wings of the Palais de Chaillot, built for the 1937 World Exhibition held in Paris, and the terrace in between them afford an exceptional panorama of the Jardins du Trocadéro, the Seine and the Eiffel Tower.
The palace's western wing contains two interesting museums. The Musée de l'Homme focuses on human development, ethnology, population and population growth; it's a branch of the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle. There are also excellent scientific and ethnographical temporary exhibits on everything from the personality and the brains to the Inuit people of Greenland.
The Musée de la Marine focuses on France's naval adventures from the…
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Champagne Region Day Trip from Paris
10 hours 30 minutes (Departs Paris, France)
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Enjoy a glass of bubbly as you spend a day in the famous region of Champagne on a day trip from Paris. With its magnificent vineyards, impressive heritage and…Not LP reviewed
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Skip the Line: Eiffel Tower Tickets and Small-Group Tour
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Book your skip-the-line ticket to the Eiffel Tower and leave the long queues behind! This is a fully escorted tour by an English-speaking expert guide, who will…Not LP reviewed
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Jardin des Tuileries
Filled with fountains, ponds and sculptures, the formal, 28-hectare Tuileries Garden, which begins just west of the Jardin du Carrousel, was laid out in its present form, more or less, in 1664 by André Le Nôtre, who also created the gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles. The Tuileries soon became the most fashionable spot in Paris for parading about in one’s finery. It now forms part of the Banks of the Seine World Heritage Site listed by Unesco in 1991.
The Axe Historique (Historic Axis), the western continuation of the Tuileries’ east–west axis, follows the av des Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe and, ultimately, to the Grande Arche in the skyscraper…
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Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle
France’s National Museum of Natural History within the Jardin des Plantes incorporates the Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie (closed for renovation at the time of writing); the Galerie d’Anatomie Comparée et de Paléontologie, covering anatomy and fossils; and the topical Grande Galerie de l'Évolution, highlighting humanity’s effect on the planet’s ecosystems.
The National Museum of Natural History was created in 1793 and became a site of significant scientific research in the 19th century. Of its three museums, the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution is a particular winner if you’re travelling with kids: life-sized elephants, tigers and rhinos play safari and…
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Bateaux Parisiens Dinner Cruise on the Seine
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Cruise down the Seine River on a dinner cruise which combines Paris sightseeing, French cuisine and evening entertainment in one unforgettable package. During…Not LP reviewed
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Paris by Night Illuminations Tour and Paris Moulin Rouge Show
4 hours (Departs Paris, France)
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Paris is fabulous by day but unforgettable by night. Don't miss the chance to take an after-dinner Paris by Night Illuminations Tour and visit the home of the…Not LP reviewed
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France
The four glass towers of the €2 billion National Library of France – conceived as a ‘wonder of the modern world’ and opened in 1995 – were one of President Mitterand’s most ambitious and costliest grands projets. It’s well worth visiting for its excellent temporary exhibitions (entrance E) revolve around ‘the word’ – from storytelling to bookbinding and French heroes.
The national library contains around 12 million tomes stored on some 420km of shelves and can hold 2000 readers and 2000 researchers.
No expense was spared to carry out the library’s grand design, which many claimed defied logic. While books and historical documents are shelved in the…
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