Sights & Attractions in Paris

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Fodor's Choice Sights in Paris

Name	Category	Location

Ancien Cloître Quartier Hidden in the shadows of Notre-Dame is this evocative, often-overlooked...	Neighborhoods / Streets	The Islands

Arc de Triomphe Inspired by Rome's Arch of Titus, this colossal, 164-foot triumphal...	Memorials / Monuments	Champs-Élysées

Canal St-Martin The once-forgotten canal has morphed into one of the city's trendiest...	Bodies of Water	Eastern Paris

Carrefour de Buci Just behind the neighborhood's namesake St-Germain church, this...	Neighborhoods / Streets	St-Germain-des-Prés

Castel-Béranger It's a shame you can't go inside this house, which is considered...	Houses / Mansions	Western Paris


Centre Pompidou Love it or hate it, the Pompidou is certainly the city's most...	Architectural Sites	The Marais

Cimitère du Père-Lachaise Bring a red rose for "the Little Sparrow" Edith Piaf when you...	Cemeteries	Eastern Paris

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 The Eiffel Tower is to Paris what the Statue of Liberty is to...	Memorials / Monuments	Around the Eiffel Tower

Hôtel des Invalides The Baroque complex known as Les Invalides (pronounced lehz-ahn-vah-leed)...	Memorials / Monuments	Around the Eiffel Tower

Jardin des Tuileries The quintessential French garden, with its verdant lawns, manicured...	Parks	Around the Louvre

Jardin du Luxembourg The Luxembourg Gardens has all that is charming, unique, and...	Gardens / Arboretums	St-Germain-des-Prés

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 d'Orsay Opened in 1986, this gorgeously renovated Belle Époque...	Museums / Galleries	St-Germain-des-Prés

Musée Guimet The outstanding Musée Guimet boasts the western world's...	Museums / Galleries	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 Roman baths, the Hôtel de Cluny has...	Museums / Galleries	The Latin Quarter

Musée Picasso To the chagrin of Picasso fans everywhere, this immensely popular...	Museums / Galleries	The Marais

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 The quietest, most romantic Parisian garden is 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 Rue Montorgueil was once the gritty oyster hub of Les Halles...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Around the Louvre

Rue Mouffetard This winding cobblestone street is one of the city's oldest and...	Neighborhoods / Streets	The Latin Quarter

Sacré-Coeur It's hard to not feel as though you're climbing up to heaven...	Religious Sites	Montmartre

Sainte-Chapelle Built by the obsessively pious Louis IX (1226-70), this Gothic...	Religious Sites	The Islands
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