Paris Sights And Activities

île De La Cité And île St-louis

The ground zero of Paris, there are a lot of big hitters on the islands. If you're looking for grand architecture, hundreds of years of history, and mobs of tourists, Île de la Cité is a wonderful place ...more

Châtelet-Les Halles

Chatelet-Les Halles is perhaps Paris's most densely touristed area. And that's saying something. From the commercial indulgence of the Place Vendome, to the mind-numbing grandeur and beauty of the Louvre ...more

The Marais

There's more to see in the Marais than strutting fashionistas and strolling rabbis. A unique mix of historic and new, the area boasts an impressive list of quirky and worthwhile sights. The eastern section ...more

Latin Quarter And St-Germain

Sights, sights, sights, and more sights. There's more to see in the fifth and sixth than there is time to do it in. With that being said, there are a few things that you can't miss. The Museums of the ...more

Invalides (7Ème)

Visit this arrondissement more than once if you can. Unsurprisingly, the Tour Eiffel towers over all of the 7ème attractions, but the posh neighborhood also hosts the French national government, a number ...more

Champs-Élysées (8ème)

There's a reason that the 8eme remains Paris' most touristed arrondissement, long after the Champs-Élysées ceased to be posh. The area harbors more architectural beauty, historical significance, and ...more

Opéra (9ème)

Opéra National de Paris/Opéra Garnier, Pl. de L'Opéra (☎ 08 92 89 90 90; www.operadeparis.fr), Formerly known as the Opéra National de Paris before the creation of the Opéra Bastille in 1989, this ...more

Canal St-Martin And Surrounds (10ème)

It seems that the number of sketchballs and number of cool sights in a given neighborhood are inversely related. While the 10ème doesn't offer much in the way of landmarks or museums, there are a few ...more

Bastille

There are few monumental ones that still exist in this neighborhood, aside from the place de la Bastille. Still, the symbolic historical value of the arrondissement remains, and the lively neighborhood ...more

Butte-aux-cailles And Chinatown

There are no monuments in the 13ème to speak of, and that's to its credit. Diverse, residential, and pleasantly odd, the neighborhoods here retain the daily rhythm of Parisian life, and remain uninterrupted ...more

Montparnasse

Cimitière Montparnasse, 3 bld. Edgar Quinet (☎ 01 44 10 86 50), Opened in 1824, Cimitière Montparnasse is the prestigious final resting place of countless famed Frenchman, and an escape ...more

Passy And Auteuil (16ème)

With streets named after Theopold Gautier, Benjamin Franklin, George Sand, and other illustrious figures, the 16ème echoes with previous eras of high culture. Remnants of these periods are now housed ...more

Batignolles (17ème)

There's a reason the 17ème isn't a go-to tourist destination. Sights in the traditional sense are few and far between here, but the mostly residential neighborhood and its juxtaposition of bourgeois and ...more

Montmartre (18ème)

One of Paris's most storied neighborhoods, Montmartre was once home to lots of famous artists. Today, the Place du Tertre, a former artist hangout, is dominated by drunk portraitists instead. From the ...more

Buttes Chaumont (19ème)

Sights in Buttes are pretty much limited to the Parc des Buttes and the unique Parc de la Villette, a former meatpacking district that provided Paris with much of its beef before the advent of the refrigerated ...more

La Villette

The realization of a successful urban renewal project, La Villette’s 20-year metamorphosis proves you can’t rush a good thing. Once a meat-packing district that provided Paris with much of its beef ...more

Saint-Denis

North of the 18 ème and easily accessible by metro, the town of St-Denis is most noted for its stunning 12th-century basilica that has served for centuries as the spiritual home and final resting place ...more

Belleville And Père Lachaise

Cimitière du Père Lachaise, 16 rue du Repos (☎ 01 55 25 82 10), The monuments marking collective deaths remain the most emotionally moving sites in Père Lachaise. The Mur des Fédérés(Wall of the ...more