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Name	Category	Location

Arc du Carrousel Be the First to Rate It At the entrance to the Jardin des Tuileries stands a 19th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Louvre/Tuileries

Bibliothèque Nationale Richelieu Be the First to Rate It France's longtime national library, named for 17th-century prime...	Museums / Galleries	Opéra/Grands Boulevards

Centre Georges Pompidou Be the First to Rate It Map \| When you first see the Pompidou, you either love it or you hate...	Museums / Galleries	Beaubourg/Les Halles

Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine Be the First to Rate It Map \| Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (formerly the...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Espace Salvador-Dalí Be the First to Rate It Map \| Some of the mustached man's less familiar works are among the...	Museums / Galleries	Montmartre

Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain Be the First to Rate It Map \| There's no shortage of museums in Paris, but this eye-catching...	Museums / Galleries	Montparnasse

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson Be the First to Rate It Map \| Photography has deep roots in Montparnasse, as great experimenters...	Museums / Galleries	Montparnasse

Fondation Le Corbusier Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built in 1923, the Villa Laroche is a well-preserved example...	Museums / Galleries	Passy-Auteuil

Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Be the First to Rate It Map \| With his business partner, Pierre Bergé, iconic fashion...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Grande Galerie de l'Évolution Be the First to Rate It Map \| Visitors young and old will be charmed by the parade of taxidermied...	Museums / Galleries	Quartier Latin

Hôtel de Sens Be the First to Rate It Map \| Though much restored, this medieval mansion still shows its rich...	Museums / Galleries	Le Marais

Hôtel des Invalides Be the First to Rate It Map \| Les Invalides, as it is widely known, is probably the world's...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Hôtel des Monnaies Be the First to Rate It Map \| Louis XVI transferred the royal mint to this imposing mansion...	Museums / Galleries	St-Germain-des-Prés

La Maison Rouge Be the First to Rate It Map \| Former gallery owner Antoine de Galbert established this exciting...	Museums / Galleries	Bastille/Nation

Les Arts Décoratifs Be the First to Rate It A must for those with an eye for design, the decorative arts...	Museums / Galleries	Louvre/Tuileries

Les Égouts Be the First to Rate It Map \| Everyone visits the Louvre, so surprise your friends back home...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

The Louvre Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| The most recognized symbol of Paris is the Tour Eiffel, but the...	Museums / Galleries	Louvre/Tuileries

Maison de Baccarat Be the First to Rate It Map \| Designer Philippe Starck brought an irreverent Alice in Wonderland...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Maison Européenne de la Photographie Member Rating: 3.0 Map \| Much of the credit for photography's current perch in the city's...	Museums / Galleries	Le Marais

Musée Carnavalet Member Rating: 4.0 Map \| If it has to do with Paris, it's here. This collection is a fascinating...	Museums / Galleries	Le Marais

Musée Cernuschi Be the First to Rate It Map \| Newly renovated, this connoisseur's favorite includes Chinese...	Museums / Galleries	Parc Monceau

Musée Cognacq-Jay Be the First to Rate It Map \| Another rare opportunity to see how cultured rich Parisians once...	Museums / Galleries	Le Marais

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme Be the First to Rate It Map \| Exhibits at this museum -- housed in what was once the Hôtel...	Museums / Galleries	Le Marais

Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Be the First to Rate It Map \| Although the city's modern art museum hasn't generated a buzz...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Musée d'Orsay Member Rating: 4.4 Map \| Opened in 1986, this gorgeous, renovated Belle Epoque train station...	Museums / Galleries	St-Germain-des-Prés

Musée Dapper Be the First to Rate It Map \| A well-curated museum dedicated to African art, the Dapper is...	Museums / Galleries	Champs-Élysées

Musée de l'Érotisme Be the First to Rate It Map \| The seven-story Museum of Eroticism, at the foot of Montmartre...	Museums / Galleries	Montmartre

Musée de l'Orangerie Be the First to Rate It People line up for hours for a glimpse of Claude Monet's huge...	Museums / Galleries	Louvre/Tuileries

Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature Be the First to Rate It Map \| This collection of weaponry and hunting-inspired art is installed...	Museums / Galleries	Le Marais

Musée de la Légion d'Honneur Be the First to Rate It Map \| French and foreign decorations are displayed in the Seine-side...	Museums / Galleries	St-Germain-des-Prés

Musée de la Marine Be the First to Rate It After an intensive and ambitious renovation, France's most important...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Musée de la Poupée Be the First to Rate It If you love dolls, make a detour to this quaint, low-ceiling...	Museums / Galleries	Beaubourg/Les Halles

Musée de la Vie Romantique Be the First to Rate It Map \| This tranquil, countrified town house, set in a little park at...	Museums / Galleries	Montmartre

Musée de Montmartre Be the First to Rate It Map \| In its turn-of-the-20th-century heyday, the building now used...	Museums / Galleries	Montmartre

Musée Delacroix Be the First to Rate It Map \| The final apartment of artist Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)...	Museums / Galleries	St-Germain-des-Prés

Musée des Arts et Métiers Be the First to Rate It Map \| Prepare to be astounded. This museum of scientific instruments...	Museums / Galleries	Opéra/Grands Boulevards

Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police de Paris Be the First to Rate It Map \| Climb to the third floor of the 5 arrondissement's police station...	Museums / Galleries	Quartier Latin

Musée du Jeu de Paume Be the First to Rate It Map \| At the entrance to the Jardin des Tuileries stands a 19th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Louvre/Tuileries

Musée du Quai Branly Be the First to Rate It Map \| Also known as the Musée des Arts Premiers, this controversial...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Musée Grévin Be the First to Rate It Map \| Founded in 1882, this waxworks museum in the passage Jouffroy...	Museums / Galleries	Opéra/Grands Boulevards

Musée Guimet Be the First to Rate It Map \| This seemingly small building is the surprise treasure of the...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Musée Gustave Moreau Be the First to Rate It Map \| A visit to this town house and studio of painter Gustave Moreau...	Museums / Galleries	Opéra/Grands Boulevards

Musée Jacquemart-André Be the First to Rate It Often compared to New York City's Frick Collection, this was...	Museums / Galleries	Parc Monceau

Musée Maillol Be the First to Rate It Map \| Bronzes by Art Deco sculptor Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), whose...	Museums / Galleries	St-Germain-des-Prés

Musée Marmottan-Claude Monet Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the most underrated museums in town, the Marmottan is...	Museums / Galleries	Passy-Auteuil

Musée National du Moyen-Age Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built on the ruins of Lutecia's Roman Baths, the Hôtel...	Museums / Galleries	Quartier Latin

Musée Nissim de Camondo Be the First to Rate It Map \| Molière made fun of the bourgeois gentilhomme, the middle-class...	Museums / Galleries	Parc Monceau

Musée Picasso Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Picasso museum opened in 1985 and shows no signs of losing...	Museums / Galleries	Le Marais

Musée Rodin Be the First to Rate It Map \| This grand 18th-century hôtel particulier ("private mansion")...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Palais de Chaillot Be the First to Rate It Map \| This honey-color Art Deco cultural center was built in the 1930s...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Palais de Tokyo Be the First to Rate It Map \| In a space that was derelict for more than a decade, this Art...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Palais Galliera Be the First to Rate It Map \| This luxurious mansion, built in 1888 for the Duchesse de Galliera...	Museums / Galleries	Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Petit Palais Be the First to Rate It The smaller counterpart to the Grand Palais, just off the Champs-Elysées...	Museums / Galleries	Champs-Élysées

Tour Montparnasse Be the First to Rate It Map \| Continental Europe's tallest skyscraper offers visitors a stupendous...	Museums / Galleries	Montparnasse

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