No. 01 · Landmark
Eiffel Tower
1,083 feet of riveted iron above the Champ de Mars
Built for the 1889 World's Fair and never taken down, the Tour Eiffel still sparkles for five minutes on the hour after dusk.
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Paris
City of light, food, and 20 arrondissements to wander
Haussmann boulevards, café terraces, and museum collections that span millennia — Paris rewards slow days and long walks.
When to go
April–June and September–October — mild weather, fewer crowds than August.
Getting around
The Métro is fast and cheap; buy a Navigo Easy card. Most of central Paris is walkable.
Paris highlights
Don't miss
The top places to start with if you only have a day or two — the essentials before you go deeper.
No. 02 · Museum
Musée du Louvre
The world's most-visited museum and the Mona Lisa
A former royal palace holding 35,000 works on display — from the Venus de Milo to Delacroix to the contested Mona Lisa.
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Le Marais
Medieval streets, falafel, and the best boutique shopping
Pre-Haussmann Paris — narrow streets of 17th-century mansions, Jewish bakeries on rue des Rosiers, and the elegant Place des Vosges.
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4 hand-picked
A curated mix of landmarks, neighborhoods, and museums worth your time in Paris, France — grouped by type below.
Landmark
1 place
Museum
1 place
Where to stays
2 places
Where to stay in Paris
4 neighborhoods
Paris is small and walkable — pick an arrondissement, not a hotel chain.
Le Marais (3e/4e)
Medieval lanes, galleries, bakeries
Best for: A first Paris trip with crêperies on every corner
Saint-Germain (6e)
Literary cafés, boutiques, the Seine
Best for: Classic Parisian atmosphere
Montmartre (18e)
Hilltop village, artists, Sacré-Cœur
Best for: Romantic stays and rooftop views
Canal Saint-Martin (10e)
Indie shops, natural wine, locals
Best for: Repeat visitors after a quieter side
A 3-day itinerary, your way
If you only have a long weekend in Paris.
Day 1
Île de la Cité & Marais
Notre-Dame exterior, Sainte-Chapelle, lunch in the Marais, Picasso Museum, sunset on Pont des Arts.
Day 2
Louvre & Right Bank
Louvre at opening, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, dinner in Saint-Germain, late walk past the Eiffel Tower.
Day 3
Montmartre & Canal
Sacré-Cœur at sunrise, brunch in SoPi, afternoon along Canal Saint-Martin, dinner in the 10e.