Guidebook for Paris
Arts & Culture
It's a great museum and next door to my apartment. www.mam-Paris.fr/en
227 locals recommend
Paris Museum of Modern Art
11 Av. du Président WilsonIt's a great museum and next door to my apartment. www.mam-Paris.fr/en
Great Contemporary Art Museum and 2 doors from my apartment, 1 door from Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris. www.palaisdetokyo.com
693 locals recommend
Palais de Tokyo
13 Av. du Président WilsonGreat Contemporary Art Museum and 2 doors from my apartment, 1 door from Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris. www.palaisdetokyo.com
Mona Lisa! Egyptian Mummies, lots of great things in here. You can tour it for several days. There are even night openings.
www.louvre.fr/en
4022 locals recommend
Louvre Museum
Rue de RivoliMona Lisa! Egyptian Mummies, lots of great things in here. You can tour it for several days. There are even night openings.
www.louvre.fr/en
Famous Man Museum of Paris, and walking distance from apartment.
www.museedelhomme.fr
125 locals recommend
Homme Museum
17 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 NovembreFamous Man Museum of Paris, and walking distance from apartment.
www.museedelhomme.fr
A historic district in Paris. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic & architectural importance. Spreads across parts of the 3rd & 4th arrdts.
1783 locals recommend
Le Marais
54 Rue Vieille du TempleA historic district in Paris. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic & architectural importance. Spreads across parts of the 3rd & 4th arrdts.
Home to many famous cafés, such as Les Deux Magots & Café de Flore, Saint-Germain-des-Prés area was center of the existentialist movement (associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.
778 locals recommend
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Home to many famous cafés, such as Les Deux Magots & Café de Flore, Saint-Germain-des-Prés area was center of the existentialist movement (associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.
Name of 2 independent bookstores on Paris' Left Bank. Serves both as a regular bookstore &as a reading library, specializing in English-language lit. Featured in films Midnigh in Paris & Before Sunset
204 locals recommend
Shakespeare and Company Bookstore
37 Rue de la BûcherieName of 2 independent bookstores on Paris' Left Bank. Serves both as a regular bookstore &as a reading library, specializing in English-language lit. Featured in films Midnigh in Paris & Before Sunset
Concert venue, convention centre & shopping mall in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, & inaugurated in 1974. The mall features some major American retailers.
201 locals recommend
Palais des congrès de Paris
2 Pl. de la Prte MaillotConcert venue, convention centre & shopping mall in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, & inaugurated in 1974. The mall features some major American retailers.
Sightseeing
Eiffel Tower
5 Av. Anatole FranceMain Thoroughfare
www.tour-eiffel.fr/en
Champs-Élysées
Major Thoroughfare of Paris
www.champselysees.org
One of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of Champs Elysees.
www.arcdetriompheparis.com
1042 locals recommend
Arc de Triomphe
Place Charles de GaulleOne of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of Champs Elysees.
www.arcdetriompheparis.com
Great view of the city of Paris and historical church.
Bus or Metro away from my apartment
www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com
2106 locals recommend
Sacré-Cœur
35 Rue du Chevalier de la BarreGreat view of the city of Paris and historical church.
Bus or Metro away from my apartment
www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com
River boat tour that makes stops like a bus, hop-on/hop-off! 5-minutes walk from my apartment.
www.bateaux-mouches.fr/en
214 locals recommend
Bateaux-Mouches
Port de la ConférenceRiver boat tour that makes stops like a bus, hop-on/hop-off! 5-minutes walk from my apartment.
www.bateaux-mouches.fr/en
Closest tourist attraction Flame of Liberty/Princess Di's Flame. 350m from apartment.
http://www.fromparis.com/alma-bridge-princess-lady-dianas-flame.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_of_Liberty
61 locals recommend
Pont de l'Alma
Pont de l'AlmaClosest tourist attraction Flame of Liberty/Princess Di's Flame. 350m from apartment.
http://www.fromparis.com/alma-bridge-princess-lady-dianas-flame.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_of_Liberty
Great scenic area to get a view of Eiffel Tower and walk over the Seine River. 1 of the Bateaux-Mouches stop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kMJuXL2J0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_d'Iéna
Place d'Iéna
Place d'IénaGreat scenic area to get a view of Eiffel Tower and walk over the Seine River. 1 of the Bateaux-Mouches stop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kMJuXL2J0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_d'Iéna
It's Notre-Dame Cathedral
www.notredamedeparis.fr/
1613 locals recommend
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
6 Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul IIIt's Notre-Dame Cathedral
www.notredamedeparis.fr/
FAMOUS Hop-On/Hop-Off city sightseeing tour bus passes apt (sight C). 9 stops. 2 1/2 hours. Get on stop 1 or 8.
http://www.carsrouges.com/plan/plan-carsrouges.pdf
Les Cars Rouges
FAMOUS Hop-On/Hop-Off city sightseeing tour bus passes apt (sight C). 9 stops. 2 1/2 hours. Get on stop 1 or 8.
http://www.carsrouges.com/plan/plan-carsrouges.pdf
Holds mainly French art 1848-1915, including paintings,sculptures,furniture,& photography. Largest collection of impressionist/post-impressionist masterpieces in World
www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html
1191 locals recommend
Musée d'Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d'HonneurHolds mainly French art 1848-1915, including paintings,sculptures,furniture,& photography. Largest collection of impressionist/post-impressionist masterpieces in World
www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html
Established in 1994, contains perm. collection of more than 500 French dolls. Dolls arranged chronologically 1800-now,& feature construction of bisque, composition, cloth, rubber, celluloid,& plastic.
15 locals recommend
Doll Museum
7 Impasse BerthaudEstablished in 1994, contains perm. collection of more than 500 French dolls. Dolls arranged chronologically 1800-now,& feature construction of bisque, composition, cloth, rubber, celluloid,& plastic.
An arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower Quarter, regarded by many as one of the prettiest in Paris.
225 locals recommend
Pont Alexandre III
Pont Alexandre IIIAn arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower Quarter, regarded by many as one of the prettiest in Paris.
This performance hall hosts opera, ballet and chamber music performances.
1196 locals recommend
Palais Garnier
Place de l'OpéraThis performance hall hosts opera, ballet and chamber music performances.
Functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens (former Presidents for example). The Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. It's a building in the Latin Quarter
822 locals recommend
Pantheon station
Functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens (former Presidents for example). The Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. It's a building in the Latin Quarter
The Ile Saint Louis is the perfect place to have a romantic walk (it's less crowded than the City Island, because there aren't main monuments).1 of 2 natural islands in the Seine river.
444 locals recommend
Île Saint Louis
19 Rue Saint-Louis en l'ÎleThe Ile Saint Louis is the perfect place to have a romantic walk (it's less crowded than the City Island, because there aren't main monuments).1 of 2 natural islands in the Seine river.
One of two remaining natural islands in the Seine river within the city of Paris (the other being the Île Saint-Louis). It's the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded.
96 locals recommend
Ile de la Cite
One of two remaining natural islands in the Seine river within the city of Paris (the other being the Île Saint-Louis). It's the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded.
The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. It is 1of7 depts of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. It's situated in Paris 5ème arrdt, on the left bank of the river Seine
1390 locals recommend
Jardin des Plantes
The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. It is 1of7 depts of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. It's situated in Paris 5ème arrdt, on the left bank of the river Seine
The Sainte-Chapelle is the finest royal chapel to be built in France and features a truly exceptional collection of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in the World.
331 locals recommend
Sainte-Chapelle
10 Bd du PalaisThe Sainte-Chapelle is the finest royal chapel to be built in France and features a truly exceptional collection of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in the World.
an elegant house museum of French decorative arts located in the Hôtel Camondo, 63, rue de Monceau, at the edge of the Parc Monceau, in Paris 8eme arrdt. The nearest Paris Métro Villiers on the line 2
80 locals recommend
Nissim de Camondo Museum
63 Rue de Monceauan elegant house museum of French decorative arts located in the Hôtel Camondo, 63, rue de Monceau, at the edge of the Parc Monceau, in Paris 8eme arrdt. The nearest Paris Métro Villiers on the line 2
Art gallery of impressionist/post-impressionist paintings located in west corner of Tuileries next to Place de la Concorde. Though most famous for being the permanent home for eight Water Lilies mural
287 locals recommend
Musee de l'Orangerie
Art gallery of impressionist/post-impressionist paintings located in west corner of Tuileries next to Place de la Concorde. Though most famous for being the permanent home for eight Water Lilies mural
776km long river, important commercial waterway within Paris Basin in the north of France. There are 37 bridges within Paris & dozens more spanning the river outside the city.
43 locals recommend
Seine
776km long river, important commercial waterway within Paris Basin in the north of France. There are 37 bridges within Paris & dozens more spanning the river outside the city.
Public museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in Paris 8em arrdt. Created from private home of Édouard André (1833–1894) and Nélie Jacquemart (1841-1912) to display the art they collected in life.
215 locals recommend
Musee Jacquemart-Andre
158 Bd HaussmannPublic museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in Paris 8em arrdt. Created from private home of Édouard André (1833–1894) and Nélie Jacquemart (1841-1912) to display the art they collected in life.
the oldest planned square in Paris and one of the finest in the city. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.
1047 locals recommend
Place des Vosges
Place des Vosgesthe oldest planned square in Paris and one of the finest in the city. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.
consists of an amphitheater; concert hall that can hold audience of 800-1,000; a museum of music, containing an important collection of classical music instruments dating mainly from 15-20th Century.
212 locals recommend
Cité de la Musique
221 Av. Jean Jaurèsconsists of an amphitheater; concert hall that can hold audience of 800-1,000; a museum of music, containing an important collection of classical music instruments dating mainly from 15-20th Century.
Located at 2, rue Louis Boilly in Paris 16eme arrdt. Features a collection over three hundred Impressionist/Post-Impressionist works by Claude Monet (his largest collection of works in World), et al.
189 locals recommend
Marmottan Monet Museum
2 Rue Louis BoillyLocated at 2, rue Louis Boilly in Paris 16eme arrdt. Features a collection over three hundred Impressionist/Post-Impressionist works by Claude Monet (his largest collection of works in World), et al.
Public park situated in NE Paris, in 19eme arrdt. 5th-largest park in Paris Opened 1867, late in regime of Emperor NapoleonIII, built by Jean-Charles Alphand, creator of all Napoleon III's parks.
2265 locals recommend
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
1 Rue BotzarisPublic park situated in NE Paris, in 19eme arrdt. 5th-largest park in Paris Opened 1867, late in regime of Emperor NapoleonIII, built by Jean-Charles Alphand, creator of all Napoleon III's parks.
A Royal Château in Versailles that was a country village; today, it's a wealthy suburb of Paris, ~20km SW of Paris. Center of political power in France from 1682-1789, when Louis XIV moved from Paris.
849 locals recommend
Château de Versailles
A Royal Château in Versailles that was a country village; today, it's a wealthy suburb of Paris, ~20km SW of Paris. Center of political power in France from 1682-1789, when Louis XIV moved from Paris.
Entertainment & Activities
Can take the kids to see Eiffel Tower from a distance, there is typically music, cotton candy, drinks, and souvenirs. A nice little area for the whole family to enjoy a glimpse of Paris.
45 locals recommend
Café du Trocadéro
8 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 NovembreCan take the kids to see Eiffel Tower from a distance, there is typically music, cotton candy, drinks, and souvenirs. A nice little area for the whole family to enjoy a glimpse of Paris.
Aquarium of Paris and walking distance from my apartment.
www.cineaqua.com
169 locals recommend
Aquarium de Paris
5 Av. Albert de MunAquarium of Paris and walking distance from my apartment.
www.cineaqua.com
Public garden between Louvre &Place de la Concorde. By Catherine deMedicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, eventually opened to public in1667, & became a public park after Fr Revolution
1767 locals recommend
Tuileries Garden
Place de la ConcordePublic garden between Louvre &Place de la Concorde. By Catherine deMedicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, eventually opened to public in1667, & became a public park after Fr Revolution
Second largest public park in Paris 224,500 m² located in Paris 6th arrdt. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace.
2469 locals recommend
Luxembourg Gardens
Second largest public park in Paris 224,500 m² located in Paris 6th arrdt. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace.
Public park situated in Paris 8eme arrdt, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger. At the main entrance is a rotunda. It covers 20.3 acres.
1344 locals recommend
Parc Monceau
35 Bd de CourcellesPublic park situated in Paris 8eme arrdt, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger. At the main entrance is a rotunda. It covers 20.3 acres.
A theme amusement park, based on Asterix stories. It's known for its large variety of roller coasters & has begun incorporating rides&themes from historic cultures such as the Romans & ancient Greeks.
367 locals recommend
Astérix Park
A theme amusement park, based on Asterix stories. It's known for its large variety of roller coasters & has begun incorporating rides&themes from historic cultures such as the Romans & ancient Greeks.
Originally EuroDisneyResort,encompasses 2 theme parks,several resort hotels,a shopping, dining,&entertainment complex,&a golf course,in addition to several additional recreational&entertainment venues
1530 locals recommend
Disneyland Paris
Boulevard de ParcOriginally EuroDisneyResort,encompasses 2 theme parks,several resort hotels,a shopping, dining,&entertainment complex,&a golf course,in addition to several additional recreational&entertainment venues
Drinks & Nightlife
A part of Parisian nightlife and a bus ride away (or metro) from my apartment!
www.moulinrouge.fr
1637 locals recommend
Moulin Rouge
82 Bd de ClichyA part of Parisian nightlife and a bus ride away (or metro) from my apartment!
www.moulinrouge.fr
Everything Else
In case my American guests have a need for their embassy, it's close by.
Embassy of the United States of America
2 Av. GabrielIn case my American guests have a need for their embassy, it's close by.
HintHunt
201 Rue BeaubourgLive Escape game
Tennis venue complex. Hosts the French Open, also known as Roland Garros, a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around end of May & the beginning of June. Other sports events held here
130 locals recommend
Court Philippe-Chatrier
2 Av. Gordon BennettTennis venue complex. Hosts the French Open, also known as Roland Garros, a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around end of May & the beginning of June. Other sports events held here
Luxembourg Palace
15 Rue de VaugirardThe seat of the French Senate.
210m (689 ft) office skyscraper located in Montparnasse area of Paris. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when surpassed by the 231m (758 ft) Tour First
309 locals recommend
Montparnasse
210m (689 ft) office skyscraper located in Montparnasse area of Paris. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when surpassed by the 231m (758 ft) Tour First
La Défense
The "Wall Street" of Paris!
An entrance to the Bois de Boulogne, located between Avenue Charles de Gaulle of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Avenue de la Grande Armée of Paris. The Palais des congrès can be accessed via metro/RER stations
105 locals recommend
Neuilly Porte Maillot station
82 Av. de la Grande ArméeAn entrance to the Bois de Boulogne, located between Avenue Charles de Gaulle of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Avenue de la Grande Armée of Paris. The Palais des congrès can be accessed via metro/RER stations