La Rochelle Sights

  1. Musée des Modèles Réduits

    Trainspotters will love the Musée des Modèles Réduits, with miniature cars, computer-automated naval battles, and a tootling model railway. In July and August, children under 10 can ride aboard a little train.

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  2. Musée du Nouveau Monde

    La Rochelle's role as a departure point for North America is interpreted at the 18th-century mansion housing the Musée du Nouveau Monde .

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  3. Musée Maritime Neptunea

    Moored at Bassin des Chalutiers are the two ships comprising the Musée Maritime Neptunea: the meteorological research vessel France 1, and Angoumois, a chalutier (fishing boat). In 2008, a land-based extension of the museum on the adjacent dock will incorporate a section dedicated to Jacques Cousteau, and a re-creation of the city's ancient fish market.

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