Eiffel Tower

Historical landmark

4.6

Gustave Eiffel's iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks.

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

Church

4.7

Towering, 12th-century cathedral with flying buttresses & gargoyles, setting for Hugo's novel.

Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden

4.7

17th-century park with formally laid-out gardens, trees planted in patterns & statues on pedestals.

Palace of Versailles

Historical place

4.6

Immense, 18th-century palace with gilded apartments, chandeliered Hall of Mirrors & fountain show.

Moulin Rouge

Performing arts theater

4.3

Famed 19th-century cabaret featuring Belle Epoque decor, dinner & dancers in elaborate costumes.

Canal Saint-Martin

Attraction

4.3

The Centre Pompidou

Cultural center

4.4

Architecturally avant-garde complex housing National Museum of Modern Art, library and music center.

Catacombs of Paris

Historical place

4.0

Illuminated labyrinth in former limestone mine with millions of ghoulishly arranged skeletons.

Palais Garnier

Opera house

4.7

Italian-style opera house with ceiling painted by Chagall & library museum in 19th-century building.

Fondation Monet in Giverny

Garden

4.6

Claude Monet's house & ornate gardens, with the artist's studio/sitting room & Japanese prints.

Sainte-Chapelle

Church

4.7

Ornate, 13th-century, Gothic chapel with relics & notable stained-glass windows of biblical scenes.

Paris Philharmonic

Concert hall

4.7

Striking, angular concert hall from 2015, with a wavelike auditorium renowned for its acoustics.

Château de Fontainebleau

Historical place

4.6

Palatial former royal residence dating from 12th century, housing 4 museums & opulent apartments.

Tuileries Garden

Garden

4.6

Expansive, 17th-century formal garden dotted with statues, including 18 bronzes by Maillol.

Louvre Museum

Museum

4.7

Former historic palace housing huge art collection, from Roman sculptures to da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."

Musée d'Orsay

Museum

4.7

Major 19th- & 20th-century European art collections housed in a monumental, former railway station.

Paris

Landmark

Montmartre

Landmark

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris

Building

Champs-Élysées

Landmark

4.6

Famed route of landmarks such as the Louvre, Tuileries & Arc de Triomphe plus shops & restaurants.

Le Marais

Landmark

Quartier Pigalle

Landmark

Montparnasse

Landmark

Latin Quarter

Landmark

Panthéon-Sorbonne University

University

4.2

1 of 13 institutions founded out of the former University of Paris & housed in many fine building.

Belleville

Landmark

Angelina

French restaurant

4.3

Legendary 1903 tea room offering refined pastries & hot chocolate in a belle epoque-style setting.