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Best of Paris
Eiffel Tower is one of Best of Paris.

1. Eiffel Tower

9.4
(Tour Eiffel)
5 avenue Anatole France, Paris, Île-de-France
Monument · Tour Eiffel - Parc du Champ-de-Mars · 2697 tips and reviews

ParisianGeekParisianGeek: Construite par Gustave Eiffel pour l'Exposition Universelle de 1889, elle culmine actuellement à 324 m. Longtemps décriée, elle est le symbole de Paris. Le 2nd étage offre la meilleure vue sur Paris.

Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris is one of Best of Paris.

2. Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris

9.4
(Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris)
6 parvis Notre-Dame (Place Jean-Paul II), Paris, Île-de-France
Church · Notre-Dame · 980 tips and reviews

DHR.comDHR.com: The rose window and the overall stunning French Gothic architecture don’t show the traces of damage from the French Revolution. Try going here at night to see its beauty when illuminated. Free.

Louvre Museum is one of Best of Paris.

3. Louvre Museum

9.4
(Musée du Louvre)
Rue de Rivoli (Place du Carrousel), Paris, Île-de-France
Museum · Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois · 2288 tips and reviews

DHR.comDHR.com: Home of the famous Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo and 35,000 more, this is one Paris attraction that must not me missed. Open every day except Tuesday & French Holidays. Opens at 9am.

Sacré-Cœur Basilica is one of Best of Paris.

4. Sacré-Cœur Basilica

9.5
(Basilique du Sacré-Cœur)
35 rue du Chevalier de la Barre, Paris, Île-de-France
Church · Clignancourt · 631 tips and reviews

Otel.comOtel.com: This Catholic Church/basilica in Montmartre (highest point in the city) has stunning Romanesque-Byzantine architecture. Don't miss the Christ in Majesty (one of the biggest mosaics in the world).

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is one of Best of Paris.

5. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

9.2
Place du Carrousel, Paris, Île-de-France
Monument · 49 tips and reviews

ParisianGeekParisianGeek: Édifié en 1809, il rend hommage à la Grande Armée de Napoléon Bonaparte, lors de la victoire à Austerlitz. Ce monument est dans l'Axe Historique comme son petit frère de l'Étoile.

6. Esplanade des Invalides

8.9
Avenue du Maréchal Galliéni, Paris, Île-de-France
Plaza · Invalides · 47 tips and reviews

Viator.comViator.com: These days, Les Invalides is a complex including a collection of museums, a hospital and retirement home for war veterans, and a chapel which is a burial place of war heroes like Napoleon Bonaparte. Read more.

Place Saint-Michel is one of Best of Paris.

7. Place Saint-Michel

9.0
Place Saint-Michel, Paris, Île-de-France
Plaza · 81 tips and reviews

D@nny B.D@nny BLAU: Meeting place, especially for college students. It's located in the Latin Quarter, which is equivalent to Los Angeles' Westwood village.

Panthéon is one of Best of Paris.

8. Panthéon

9.1
Place du Panthéon, Paris, Île-de-France
Monument · Sorbonne · 157 tips and reviews

National PostNational Post: This is Paris’s oldest theatre. Its facade features an art deco rendering of a vintage projector. New and often obscure international films are screened here. Click here for more. Read more.

9. Basilica of Saint Denis

8.2
(Basilique Saint-Denis)
Place de la Légion d'Honneur, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Church · 23 tips and reviews

David Q.David Quiquempoix: Visitez la crypte où se trouvent les tombeaux de rois de France

Tuileries Garden is one of Best of Paris.

10. Tuileries Garden

9.6
(Jardin des Tuileries)
Rue de Rivoli (Quai des Tuileries), Paris, Île-de-France
Garden · Tuilerie · 431 tips and reviews

Eric D.Eric Dallemagne: The Jardin des Tuileries is one of Paris's most visited gardens thanks to its central location between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde. As such the Tuileries are part of a grand central axis

Luxembourg Garden is one of Best of Paris.

11. Luxembourg Garden

9.5
(Jardin du Luxembourg)
Place Edmond Rostand (Rue de Médicis), Paris, Île-de-France
Garden · Odéon · 593 tips and reviews

Holger L.Holger Lüdorf: This is where the Parisians go on a beautiful day. Bring a picknick and have it on one of the lawns with students from Sorbonne and other locals.

Place des Vosges is one of Best of Paris.

12. Place des Vosges

9.5
Place des Vosges, Paris, Île-de-France
Plaza · Hôtel-de-Ville · 251 tips and reviews

mylifeisgorgeousmylifeisgorgeous: The ancientest square in Paris (1612) is a gorgeous place to feel the history of Europe. Lay down on the grass in summer and relax! +info: www.mylifeisgorgeous.com

Place de la Bastille is one of Best of Paris.

13. Place de la Bastille

8.4
Place de la Bastille, Paris, Île-de-France
Plaza · Bastille · 130 tips and reviews

STA Travel U.S.STA Travel U.S.: TRAVEL FACT: This is the square where the Bastille Prison stood until the ‘Storming of the Bastille’ and its destruction between 1789 and 1790.

Pompidou Centre – National Museum of Modern Art is one of Best of Paris.

14. Pompidou Centre – National Museum of Modern Art

9.2
(Centre Pompidou – Musée National d'Art Moderne)
Place Georges Pompidou (Rue Beaubourg), Paris, Île-de-France
Art Museum · Hôtel-de-Ville · 608 tips and reviews
Canal Saint-Martin is one of Best of Paris.

15. Canal Saint-Martin

9.2
Quai de Valmy (Quai de Jemmapes), Paris, Île-de-France
Canal · Porte Saint-Martin · 143 tips and reviews

Tiphaine d.Tiphaine de Frémont: Great to go out for a walk: art gallerys, shopping, nice coffees & restaurants,... The paris atmosphere !

16. Place de la Concorde

9.3
Place de la Concorde, Paris, Île-de-France
Plaza · 177 tips and reviews

João Paulo D.João Paulo Durão: One of the most beautiful places in Paris. On the middle two magnificent fountauns. If u look to ur right u get the Champs Elysées and the Arc du Tryoumphe at the the end.

Rosa Bonheur is one of Best of Paris.

17. Rosa Bonheur

8.7
2 Avenue de la Cascade (Rue Botzaris), Paris, Île-de-France
Beer Garden · Buttes-Chaumont, Paris · 127 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Rosa Bonheur attracts a fashionable crowd w/ its simple en-cas (French for snack; in this case, cream of artichoke, Serrano ham & more), and its charming outdoor terrace shimmering in fairy lights. Read more.

Café des Musées is one of Best of Paris.

18. Café des Musées

8.5
49 rue de Turenne (Rue du Parc Royal), Paris, Île-de-France
French Restaurant · Temple · 34 tips and reviews

Joanna F.Joanna Flamm: Make a reservation, then get the steak frites. Delicious and reasonably priced, attractive atmosphere.

L'Avant-Goût is one of Best of Paris.

19. L'Avant-Goût

8.3
26 rue Bobillot, Paris, Île-de-France
French Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews

Holger L.Holger Lüdorf: Hands down one of the best restaurant deals (quality for price) in Paris!

Chez Janou is one of Best of Paris.

20. Chez Janou

8.7
2 rue Roger Verlomme (Rue des Tournelles), Paris, Île-de-France
Provençal Restaurant · Temple · 263 tips and reviews

Holger L.Holger Lüdorf: 90 different kinds of Pastis. Yes, please!

Le Fumoir is one of Best of Paris.

21. Le Fumoir

8.8
6 rue de l'Amiral de Coligny, Paris, Île-de-France
French Restaurant · 180 tips and reviews