Paris Attractions

Explore the sights that make Paris unforgettable, with practical tips for planning your visit. Start with the Eiffel Tower and its free Trocadéro viewpoint across the Seine.

Plan Paris with our free map of 40 attractions

Landmark

Eiffel Tower

Paris's iconic iron tower: compare second-floor and summit tickets, and plan your visit with our full guide.

2–3 hours Ticket Required Trocadéro gardens and fountains in front of the Palais de Chaillot

Free Viewpoint

Trocadéro

The classic free Eiffel Tower view from the Palais de Chaillot terrace and gardens across the Seine.

20–40 min Free Entry Eiffel Tower viewed from the lawns of the Champ de Mars

Free Park

Champ de Mars

The public lawns beside the Eiffel Tower are free to visit; optional nearby activities are separate.

20–40 min Free Entry Gilded Dôme des Invalides rising above the museum complex and Paris rooftops

Museum & Monument

Hôtel des Invalides

Explore Napoleon's Tomb under the gilded Dôme and the Musée de l'Armée, with official and Tiqets ticket options.

2–3 hours Ticket Required The Hôtel Biron façade, home to the Musée Rodin in Paris

Art Museum

Musée Rodin

See Rodin's sculpture in the Hôtel Biron and its garden, with official admission advice and Tiqets choices.

1.5–2 hours Ticket Required Arc de Triomphe with a French flag above Place Charles de Gaulle

Monument & Viewpoint

Arc de Triomphe

See the free Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or book the ticketed rooftop terrace for a panorama over Paris.

1–1.5 hours Rooftop Ticket Tree-lined Champs-Élysées leading toward Place de la Concorde

Free Avenue

Champs-Élysées

Walk Paris's famous avenue for free, from Place de la Concorde toward the Arc de Triomphe; nearby activities are optional.

45–90 min Free Entry Ornate Petit Palais façade on Avenue Winston-Churchill

Art Museum

Petit Palais

Explore the free permanent art collection; temporary exhibitions have separate paid admission.

1–2 hours Collection Free Place de la Concorde with ornate columns and historic Paris buildings

Free Square

Place de la Concorde

See the Luxor Obelisk and monumental fountains for free; nearby paid activities are optional.

15–25 min Free Entry Columned entrance to the Musée de l'Orangerie

Art Museum

Musée de l'Orangerie

Visit Monet's panoramic Water Lilies rooms and the Walter-Guillaume collection, with official and Tiqets ticket options.

1–1.5 hours Ticket Required Fountain and reflecting pond in the Tuileries Garden

Free Garden

Tuileries Garden

Enjoy the ponds, sculpture and formal paths between the Louvre and Concorde for free; nearby activities are optional.

30–60 min Free Entry Buren's black-and-white striped columns in the Palais Royal courtyard

Free Courtyard & Garden

Palais Royal

See Buren's striped columns, the formal garden and historic arcades for free; nearby paid activities are optional.

20–45 min Free Entry Columned facade of the Bourse de Commerce in Paris

Art Museum

Bourse de Commerce

See the Pinault Collection's contemporary art inside the restored rotunda, with official and Tiqets ticket options.

1.5–2 hours Ticket Required Facade of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris with gilded statues

Historic Opera House

Palais Garnier

Visit the grand staircase, gilded foyers and Chagall ceiling of the opera house that inspired The Phantom of the Opera.

1–1.5 hours Ticket Required View over the zinc rooftops of Paris from the Galeries Lafayette rooftop terrace

Free Viewpoint

Galeries Lafayette Rooftop

Enjoy a free panorama over the Opéra district, the Eiffel Tower and Paris's zinc rooftops from the store's terrace.

20–30 minutes Free Entry

Art Museum

Musée d'Orsay

See the world's greatest Impressionist collection — Monet, Van Gogh, Degas — inside a Beaux-Arts railway station, with official and Tiqets ticket options.

2–3 hours Ticket Required Aerial view of Saint-Sulpice church and the rooftops of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris

Historic Neighborhood

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Wander the classic Left Bank quarter: the oldest church in Paris, the literary cafés of Sartre and Hemingway, and streets of galleries and bookshops.

1–2 hours Free Entry Aerial view of the Luxembourg Palace and gardens surrounded by the rooftops of Paris

Garden & Park

Luxembourg Garden

Relax in Paris's most beloved park: the Medici Fountain, sailboats on the Grand Basin and the famous green chairs, all free.

1–2 hours Free Entry The neoclassical façade and dome of the Panthéon in Paris

Monument

Panthéon

France's national mausoleum: Foucault's pendulum, the crypt of Voltaire and Marie Curie, and a seasonal dome climb over the Latin Quarter.

1–2 hours Ticket Required The flamboyant Gothic courtyard of the Hôtel de Cluny with its octagonal turret in Paris

Museum

Musée de Cluny

The Middle Ages museum in the Latin Quarter: the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, Roman baths and a flamboyant Gothic mansion.

1.5–2 hours Ticket Required The green and yellow facade of Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris

Bookstore

Shakespeare and Company

The world's most famous English-language bookstore, free to enter, facing Notre-Dame — home of the Lost Generation and the Tumbleweed writers.

30–60 min Free Entry Notre-Dame Cathedral seen from the Seine with its spire and flying buttresses

Cathedral

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Reopened in December 2024 after the fire: the glowing restored interior, the rose windows and the gargoyle towers — cathedral entry is free.

45–75 min Free Entry The upper chapel of Sainte-Chapelle with its towering stained-glass windows

Royal Chapel

Sainte-Chapelle

The 13th-century royal chapel wrapped in 1,113 stained-glass panels — the most dazzling interior in Paris. Book a timed ticket ahead.

45–60 min Ticket Required The Conciergerie seen from the Seine at sunset with its medieval towers

Palace & Prison

Conciergerie

The medieval royal palace that became the Revolution's prison: the vast Gothic hall, Marie Antoinette's cell and a combined ticket with Sainte-Chapelle.

45–60 min Ticket Required Louvre palace façade and French flag in daylight

Art Museum

Louvre Museum

Explore the palace's art collections with practical admission advice and separate official and Tiqets booking choices.

3–5 hours Ticket Required The central fountain of the Place des Vosges framed by autumn trees and arcaded façades

Historic Square

Place des Vosges

Paris's oldest planned square: arcaded brick façades, a fountain garden, the free Victor Hugo museum and quiet Marais cafés.

30–45 min Free Entry Carved stone street façade and entrance of the Musée Carnavalet

History Museum

Musée Carnavalet

The free museum of Paris history in two Marais mansions: Revolution relics, the Fouquet jewellery shop and Proust's bedroom.

1.5–2.5 hours Free Entry Cobbled courtyard and classical façade of the Hôtel Salé, home of the Musée Picasso

Art Museum

Musée Picasso

The world's largest Picasso collection — 5,000 works from every period — inside the grand Hôtel Salé mansion in the Marais.

1.5–2.5 hours Ticket Required The Centre Pompidou's steel frame and red escalator tubes seen from the piazza

Architecture

Centre Pompidou

The inside-out modern art museum is closed for renovation until 2030 — the famous façade, piazza and Stravinsky Fountain are still free to see.

15–25 minutes (exterior) Closed Until 2030 Autumn view along the tree-lined Canal Saint-Martin in Paris

Free Thing to Do

Canal Saint-Martin

Paris's free canal-side stroll: iron footbridges, working locks, tree-lined quays and boat cruises between République and the Bassin de la Villette.

1–2 hours Free Entry A tree-lined cobbled avenue between stone tombs in Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

Free Thing to Do

Père Lachaise Cemetery

The world's most visited cemetery: free to enter, with the graves of Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Édith Piaf and Chopin among 44 hectares of cobbled avenues.

1.5–2.5 hours Free Entry The Temple de la Sibylle on a rocky cliff above the lake in the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris

Free Thing to Do

Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Paris's hilliest park: cliffs, a lake, the red suspension bridge and the Temple de la Sibylle on its rocky island, built on an old quarry by Haussmann's engineer Alphand.

1–2 hours Free Entry The white façade and domes of Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Montmartre, Paris

Free Thing to Do

Sacré-Cœur Basilica

Montmartre's white-domed basilica on the highest hill in Paris: free to enter, with a paid 300-step dome climb and one of the world's largest mosaics inside.

45–90 minutes Free Entry Painters' easels and artwork displays on the cobbled Place du Tertre in Montmartre, Paris

Free Thing to Do

Place du Tertre

Montmartre's old village square: portrait painters at their easels, café terraces and the bohemian Paris of legend, two minutes from Sacré-Cœur.

20–30 minutes Free Entry The entrance of the Musée de Montmartre on rue Cortot, Paris

Museum

Musée de Montmartre

Montmartre's own museum in the house where Renoir painted the Moulin de la Galette: Valadon and Utrillo's studio, Chat Noir posters and gardens overlooking the last vineyard in Paris.

1.5–2 hours Ticket Required The Moulin Rouge at night with its red windmill and neon signs lit up, Paris

Show & Nightlife

Moulin Rouge

The world's most famous cabaret since 1889: the red windmill on boulevard de Clichy, the Féerie revue with its 60 Doriss Girls, and the birthplace of the French cancan.

An evening Ticket Required Human skulls and bones stacked in a wall inside the Catacombs of Paris ossuary

Historic Site

Catacombs of Paris

Twenty metres under Denfert-Rochereau, the bones of six million Parisians line the old limestone quarries — Paris's most unusual and most unforgettable sight.

1.5 hours Ticket Required The dark Montparnasse Tower rising above the zinc rooftops of Paris

Viewpoint

Montparnasse Tower

Paris's only skyscraper: a 38-second lift to the 56th floor and an open-air rooftop terrace with the one panorama that actually includes the Eiffel Tower.

1–1.5 hours Ticket Required A brick gazebo on a green lawn among autumn trees in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris

Park & Garden

Bois de Boulogne

Paris's great western park: two lakes with rowing boats, the Bagatelle rose garden with free-roaming peacocks, two racecourses and the Fondation Louis Vuitton.

2–4 hours Free Entry The glass sails of the Fondation Louis Vuitton rising above trees in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris

Museum

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Frank Gehry's glass-sailed art museum on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, with major contemporary exhibitions and stepped roof terraces looking over the treetops.

2–3 hours Ticket Required