Plan your Paris

TOTALLY PARIS

Plan your Paris

Pick a destination card below — each one opens a full page of highlights, hours, prices, and what's nearby.

Airport Transfers

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Airport Transfers

Paris has two main airports, and they're not interchangeable.

The Arc de Triomphe

ARR. 8

The Arc de Triomphe

Twelve avenues meet under one arch.

Belleville

ARR. 19/20

Belleville

The hill where Paris's immigrants built the city's best street food.

Best Boulangeries

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Best Boulangeries

The bakery on your corner is probably better than you think.

Bois de Boulogne

ARR. 16

Bois de Boulogne

A former royal hunting forest, bigger than Central Park.

Canal Saint-Martin

ARR. 10

Canal Saint-Martin

A working canal that became Paris's favorite place to sit on the ground.

The Catacombs

ARR. 14

The Catacombs

Six million Parisians, rearranged underground.

Centre Pompidou

ARR. 4

Centre Pompidou

The museum that wears its plumbing on the outside.

The Champs-Élysées

ARR. 8

The Champs-Élysées

The world's most famous avenue, and Parisians' least favorite place to shop.

Classic Bistros

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Classic Bistros

Zinc counters, chalkboard menus, and food that hasn't needed to change.

Disneyland Paris

DAY TRIP · SEINE-ET-MARNE

Disneyland Paris

A 40-minute train ride from Notre-Dame to Cinderella's castle.

The Eiffel Tower

ARR. 7

The Eiffel Tower

Iron lace against the sky.

Flea Markets

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Flea Markets

Treasure hunting on the edges of the city, where Paris has shopped secondhand for a century.

Giverny

DAY TRIP · EURE

Giverny

The garden Monet painted for the last 43 years of his life.

Île Saint-Louis

ARR. 4

Île Saint-Louis

Paris's quietest island, one bridge from Notre-Dame.

Jardin des Plantes

ARR. 5

Jardin des Plantes

A royal medicine garden that grew into a natural history campus.

Luxembourg Gardens

ARR. 6

Luxembourg Gardens

Where Paris goes to sit still.

The Latin Quarter

ARR. 5

The Latin Quarter

Eight centuries of students haven't left yet.

Le Marais

ARR. 3/4

Le Marais

Paris's oldest new neighborhood.

Les Invalides

ARR. 7

Les Invalides

A veterans' hospital that became an emperor's tomb.

The Louvre

ARR. 1

The Louvre

A palace that swallowed an empire's art.

Getting Around Paris

PARIS

Getting Around Paris

The city fits in your pocket, one ticket at a time.

Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur

ARR. 18

Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur

The village Paris never quite annexed.

Musée d'Orsay

ARR. 7

Musée d'Orsay

A train station built for the Impressionists.

Musée de l'Orangerie

ARR. 1

Musée de l'Orangerie

Two oval rooms, built to hold Monet's water at every hour of the day.

Musée Picasso

ARR. 3

Musée Picasso

One artist's work, filling a 17th-century mansion.

Musée Rodin

ARR. 7

Musée Rodin

The Thinker, sitting in a garden of roses.

Notre-Dame Cathedral

ARR. 4

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Stone that survived its own fire.

Palais Garnier

ARR. 9

Palais Garnier

The opera house that inspired The Phantom of the Opera.

The Panthéon

ARR. 5

The Panthéon

A church that became a shrine to genius instead.

Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

ARR. 19

Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

A quarry turned into Paris's most dramatic park.

Paris Food Markets

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Paris Food Markets

Every neighborhood has one, and they're where Paris actually shops.

Paris on a Budget

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Paris on a Budget

A famously expensive city, if you don't know the workarounds.

Paris with Kids

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Paris with Kids

A walkable city with more playgrounds than it gets credit for.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

ARR. 20

Père Lachaise Cemetery

A city of the dead that Parisians still visit for a walk.

Sacré-Cœur Basilica

ARR. 18

Sacré-Cœur Basilica

Built as an apology for a war Paris lost.

Safety & Scams

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Safety & Scams

Paris is a safe city with a handful of well-known tourist scams worth knowing.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

ARR. 6

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Where Paris argued philosophy over coffee.

Sainte-Chapelle

ARR. 4

Sainte-Chapelle

A cage of stained glass, built to hold a crown of thorns.

Seine River Cruises

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Seine River Cruises

The laziest, and arguably best, way to see a dozen landmarks in an hour.

SIM Cards & WiFi

PRACTICAL GUIDE

SIM Cards & WiFi

Getting connected in Paris is easier than most travelers expect.

Tipping & Etiquette

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Tipping & Etiquette

You're not expected to tip the way you might at home — and a few small habits go a long way.

Versailles

DAY TRIP · YVELINES

Versailles

The palace that moved a government to escape Paris.

Where to Stay in Paris

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Where to Stay in Paris

The neighborhood matters more than the hotel.