What should you do while in Paris? Everything you can! Of course the main things like the Eiffel Tower, The Louvre Museum, Musee d’Orsay, Notre-Dame Cathedrale, Arc de Triomphe, and the Paris Opera. But there is so much more, walking along the Seine River or taking a cruise at night, walking through Montmartre, wandering the Luxembourg Gardens, or shopping at Galeries lafayette. And don’t forget about the rooftops!
Main Attractions and Museums: Top things to do and see
- The Eiffel Tower
- Arc de Triomphe: you can go to the top and see amazing views of Paris! The access is off of Champs-Elysees go down the stairs through the underground tunnel to get to the entrance. Please do not try to cross the roundabout!
- Louvre Museum, Conciergerie and Sainte-Chapelle, Les Invalides Museum, Carnavalet, Cluny
- Pere Lachaise Cemetery: here are the burial sites of famous people including Jim Morrison of the Doors, Oscar Wilde, Chopin, and many others
- · Luxembourg Garden; Par Monceau; Tuileries Garden
- · Paris Opera House, Palais Garnier, you can go inside or attend a performance
- · Shopping: Galeries Lafayette, Le Bon Marche, Avenue des Champs-Elysees , Galerie Vivienne, BHV, Printemps, Samaritaine
- · Seine River: boat cruise and bridges such as Pont Alexandre III and Pont Neuf
- · Hotel de Ville
- · Place des Voges and Victor Hugo House
- · Notre-Dame and Ile de la Cite
- · Basilique du Sacre-Coeur
- · Famous Streets such as Rue Montorgueil, Rue Muffatard, Rue Cler, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Les Halles, and Montmartre
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