Sights & Attractions in Paris

Fodor's Choice Sights in Paris

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Ancien Cloître Quartier
Hidden in the shadows of Notre-Dame is this magical, often-overlooked... 		Neighborhoods / Streets The Islands
 
Canal St-Martin
The once-forgotten canal has morphed into one of the city's hippest... 		Bodies of Water Eastern Paris
 
Carrefour de Buci
This colorful crossroads (carrefour is French for "intersection")... 		Neighborhoods / Streets St-Germain-des-Prés
 
Castel-Béranger
It's a shame you can't go inside this house, considered the city's... 		Houses / Mansions Western Paris
 
Centre Pompidou
Love it or hate it, the Pompidou is certainly the city's most... 		Architectural Sites The Marais
 
Cour du Commerce St-André
Like an 18th-century engraving come to life, this charming street... 		Neighborhoods / Streets St-Germain-des-Prés
 
Église St-Sulpice
Dubbed the Cathedral of the Rive Gauche, this enormous 17th-century... 		Religious Sites St-Germain-des-Prés
 
Eiffel Tower
If the Statue of Liberty is emblematic of New York, Big Ben is... 		Memorials / Monuments Around the Eiffel Tower
 
Hôtel des Invalides
Les Invalides (pronounced lehz-ahn-vah-leed), as this Baroque... 		Memorials / Monuments Around the Eiffel Tower
 
Jardin des Tuileries
The Tuileries was once the place to see and be seen in Paris... 		Parks Around the Louvre
 
The Louvre
The most recognized symbol of Paris is the Tour Eiffel, but the... 		Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Musée Carnavalet
If it has to do with Paris history, it's here. A fascinating... 		Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée Cernuschi
Wealthy Milanese banker and patriot Enrico (Henri) Cernuschi... 		Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée Guimet
One of the best smaller museums in Paris, the Guimet National... 		Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Musée Jacquemart-André
Perhaps the city's best small museum, the opulent Musée... 		Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée Marmottan Monet
A few years ago the underrated Marmottan tacked "Monet" onto... 		Museums / Galleries Western Paris
 
Musée National du Moyen-Age
Built on the ruins of Lutecia's Roman Baths, the Hôtel... 		Museums / Galleries The Latin Quarter
 
Notre-Dame
Looming above Place du Parvis on the Ile de la Cité is... 		Religious Sites The Islands
 
Opéra Garnier
Haunt of the Phantom of the Opera and the real-life inspiration... 		Arts / Performance Venues Les Grands Boulevards
 
Palais-Royal
This most romantic and quiet of Paris gardens, enclosed within... 		Squares Around the Louvre
 
Place des Vosges
The oldest square in Paris and—dare we say it?—the... 		Squares The Marais
 
Rue Montorgueil
Lined with food shops and cafés, rue Montorgueil was once... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Around the Louvre
 
Rue Mouffetard
This winding cobblestone street is one of Paris's oldest and... 		Neighborhoods / Streets The Latin Quarter
 
Sainte-Chapelle
Built by the obsessively pious Louis IX (1226-70), this Gothic... 		Religious Sites The Islands
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