List of tourist attractions in Paris

Height comparison of some Paris landmarks

Printable tourist map showing the main attractions of Paris

Paris, the capital of France, has an annual 30 million foreign visitors, and so is the most visited city in the world.^[1] Paris' sights include monuments and architecture, such as its Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and neo-classic Haussmannian boulevards and buildings as well as museums, operas and concert halls. There are also more modern attractions such as its suburban Disneyland Paris. Symbol of French culture, with its many monuments, the city attracts since the 2000s nearly three million visitors per year.^[2]

Within the City of Paris

Museums

• The Louvre - one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument.
• Musée d'Orsay - 19th-century paintings, one of the largest Impressionist exhibits, housed in a former rail station.
• Centre Georges-Pompidou - 20th century modern art museum, hosting the Paris Museum of Modern Art.
• Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - National Museum of Natural History.
• Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie - A hands-on science museum that attracts over 2 million visitors yearly.
• Parc de la Villette - Hosting the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, a science museum, and the Cité de la Musique which houses various musical institutes, a museum, and a concert hall.
• Musée des Arts et Métiers - Museum of Arts and Crafts that houses the collection of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (National Conservatory of Arts and Industry), which was founded in 1794 as a repository for the preservation of scientific instruments and inventions.

Monuments

• The Eiffel Tower - A construction of Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exposition.
• The Arc de Triomphe - Monument at the center of the Place de l'Étoile, commemorating the victories of France and honoring those who died in battle.
• Les Invalides - Complex containing museums and monuments relating to the military history of France
• The Panthéon - Church and tomb of a number of France's most famed men and women.
• The Grand Palais - A large glass exhibition hall built for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
• The Palais Garnier - Paris's central opera house, built in the later Second Empire period.
• The Conciergerie - Located on the Île de la Cité, it is a medieval building which was formerly used as a prison where some prominent members of the ancien régime stayed before their death during the French Revolution.
• Place des Vosges - Square in the Marais district.
• Place Vendôme.

Churches

• Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral - Paris's 12th-century ecclesiastical centrepiece on the Île de la Cité.
• Sainte-Chapelle - A 13th-century Gothic palace chapel, also located on the Île de la Cité.
• Basilica of the Sacré Cœur - Located in the district of Montmartre
• The Père Lachaise Cemetery - A romantic cemetery.
• The Montmartre Cemetery - Located in the district of Montmartre

Others

• Montmartre - An old district of Paris on a hill containing the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Place du Tertre.
• The Sorbonne - One of the universities of Paris (Paris IV), the centre of Paris's Latin Quarter.
• Statue of Liberty replicas - A smaller version of the New York City harbor statue which France gave to the United States in 1886, located on the Île aux Cygnes on the Seine. Another version is in the Luxembourg Garden.
• Flame of Liberty - Replica of the flame held by the Statue of Liberty.

In the Paris Region

Monuments

• Saint Denis Basilica - the burial site of the French kings.
• Palace of Versailles - The famous former palace of French kings.
• Château de Fontainebleau - Built by Francis I of France, it is one of the largest of the French royal châteaux.
• Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
• Château de Vincennes (Vincennes Castle) - A large medieval castle nearby the Bois de Vincennes (Vincennes Wood).
• Château Villette - a château built in the 18th century.
• Parc de Sceaux - A Park located nearby the 17th century by gabby Château de Sceaux (Sceaux Castle).
• La Défense - The largest business district in Europe.
• Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise - Roman Catholic cathedral located in the town of Pontoise, on the outskirts of Paris.

Entertainment

• Disneyland Resort Paris - the largest theme park in Europe.
• Parc Astérix - One of many of Paris' theme parks.
• Stade de France - The 80,000 seater stadium in which France won the 1998 edition of the FIFA World Cup.

See also

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• List of Domes in France
• List of museums in Paris
• List of tourist attractions worldwide

Notes and references

Tourism in Paris Landmarks Arc de Triomphe Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel Arènes de Lutèce Bourse Catacombs Conciergerie Eiffel Tower Flame of Liberty Grand Palais and Petit Palais Institut de France Les Invalides Odéon Opéra Bastille Opéra Garnier Palais de Justice Palais-Royal Panthéon Philharmonie de Paris Porte Saint-Denis Porte Saint-Martin Sorbonne Tour Montparnasse Museums Bibliothèque nationale Carnavalet Centre Pompidou/Beaubourg Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie Jeu de Paume Louis Vuitton Foundation Musée des Arts Décoratifs Musée des Arts et Métiers Musée Cognacq-Jay Musée Grévin Musée Jacquemart-André Musée du Louvre Musée Marmottan Monet Musée national des Monuments Français Muséum national d'histoire naturelle Musée national du Moyen Âge Musée de l'Orangerie Musée d'Orsay Musée Picasso Musée du quai Branly Musée Rodin Palais de la Légion d'Honneur Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Religious buildings Alexander Nevsky Cathedral American Cathedral American Church Grand Mosque Grand Synagogue La Madeleine Notre Dame Père Lachaise Cemetery Sacré-Cœur Saint-Augustin Saint-Étienne-du-Mont Saint-Eustache Saint-Germain-des-Prés Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois Saint-Jacques Tower Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis Saint-Pierre de Montmartre Saint-Roch Saint-Sulpice Sainte-Chapelle Sainte-Clotilde Temple du Marais Val-de-Grâce Hôtels particuliers and palaces Élysée Palace Hôtel de Sens Hôtel de Soubise Hôtel de Ville Hôtel Matignon Luxembourg Palace Palais Bourbon Areas, bridges, streets and squares Avenue Foch Avenue George V Champ de Mars Champs-Élysées Covered passages Latin Quarter Place Dauphine Place de la Bastille Place de la Concorde Place de la République Place Denfert-Rochereau Place des États-Unis Place des Pyramides Place des Victoires Place des Vosges Place du Châtelet Place du Tertre Place Saint-Michel Place Vendôme Pont Alexandre III Pont d'Iéna Pont de Bir-Hakeim Pont des Arts Pont Neuf Rive Gauche Rue de Rivoli Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré Trocadéro Parks and gardens Bois de Boulogne Bois de Vincennes Jardin d'Acclimatation Jardin du Luxembourg Parc des Buttes Chaumont Parc Montsouris Tuileries Garden Région parisienne Chantilly La Défense Disneyland Paris Écouen Fontainebleau France Miniature Malmaison Musée de l'Air Musée Fragonard d'Alfort Parc Astérix Provins Rambouillet La Roche-Guyon Basilica of St Denis Saint-Germain-en-Laye Sceaux Stade de France Vaux-le-Vicomte Palace and Gardens of Versailles Vincennes Events and traditions Bastille Day military parade Fête de la Musique Nuit Blanche Paris Air Show Paris-Plages Republican Guard Paris Métro Bateau Mouche