
IT’S NO SECRET I LOVE PARIS! I DID LIVE THERE, AFTER ALL.
The city holds a special place in my heart and since I’ve been itching for a visit, I decided to compile a list of 47 incredible things to do in Paris for you guys! This will be all sorts of things! Where to do, what to eat, and more! Some will be better in specific seasons (so obviously the Christmas market is out if you’re visiting in June…) but they are all wonderful and!)
I hope you enjoy the list! Please feel free to comment with any additional tips/ideas so that our community and readers can get even more out of their next trip to the City of Lights!
47 Incredible Things to do in Paris
- Visit the Eiffel Tower
- The Catacombs
- Have a picnic in Place des Vosges
- Eat falafel in the Marais (open Sundays!)
- Look at the windows displays at Galleries Lafayette and Printemps
- Have a cone of Berthillon ice cream on Ile St Louis
- Go to the Louvre museum
- Walk through the Tuileries garden
- Have hot chocolate at Angelina’s
- Get Paris’ most famous macarons at Ladurée
- Have lunch and people watch at l’Etoile Manquante
- Eat raclette or fondue in St. Michel
- Visit the Christmas market on the Champs Elysees
- Have a picnic on the Champs de Mars (in front of the Eiffel Tower)
- Visit Sacre Coeur and catch a view of Paris from the top
- See the artists painting in Montmarte
- Go local and have a weekend brunch at La Prune Folle
- Shop for vintage items in the Marais
- Visit the D’Orsay museum
- Have lunch on the roof of the Louvre
- Visit the Chateau in St. Germain en Laye (take the RER A west to the last stop)
- Go to Versailles and its gardens (and see the musical water show in the summer)
- Take the train to Disney Paris
- Visit the Jardin du Luxembourg for some people watcing
- See inside the Palais Garnier Opera House (Phantom of the Opera, anybody?)
- Rent a Velib bike to cycle around the city
- Have a street-side espresso at Cafe de Flore
- Grab a book at Shakespeare and Company
- Go on a guided walking tour (history/haunted/anything you can imagine)
- Get fresh croissants and baguettes from a real French bakery
- See the Chateau de Vincennes
- Take a river cruise on the Seine (brunch, dinner, and sightseeing available)
- Go up the Arc de Triomphe
- See Notre Dame, inside and out ( You can even go up!)
- Street food, Paris style: Crepes (highly suggest Nutella)
- Watch the French Open at Roland-Garros
- Spy the glass ceilings at the Grand Palais
- Visit the Sephora flagship on the Champs Elysees (fun fact: its inside what was the original Champs Elysees address for Louis Vuitton)
- See all the sparkly things in the Place Vendôme shops
- Snag a view of the city the top of the Tour Montparnasse (including the Eiffel Tower!)
- Shop til you drop in one of the largest Louis Vuitton stores in the world, on the Champs Elysees
- Catch a show at the Moulin Rouge
- Gaze in awe at the stained glass inside Sainte Chapelle
- Get your contemporary art on at the Pompidou Center
- Visit the Rodin Museum
- See the history of French military at Les Invalides
- Visit the Frank Ghery-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton for cotemporary art
Have you been to Paris before? Want to go?
Make sure to tell us your favorite things to do in Paris in the comments!