What To See Paris
Paris
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Exploring Paris
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Pont Alexandre III
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Arc de Triomphe
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Art Moderne de La Ville de Paris, Musée d'
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Arts Asiatiques-Guimet, Musée national des
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Arts Décoratifs, Musée des
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Arts et Métiers-Techniques, Musée national des
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Assemblée Nationale Palais-Bourbon
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Baccarat, Musée
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Balzac, Maison de
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Bastille
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Bibliothèque Nationale De France
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Carnavalet, Musée
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Cernuschi, Musée
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Chaillot, Palais de
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Cognacq-Jay, Musée
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La Conciergerie
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Concorde, Place de la
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Eugène Delacroix, Musée National
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Faubourg Saint-Germain
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Faubourg St-Honoré
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Fragonard, Musée
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Gobelins, Manufacture nationale des
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Grand Palais
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Grands Boulevards
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Les Halles
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Hôtel De Ville
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Institut De France
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Institut du Monde Arabe
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Jacquemart-André, Musée
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Jeu de Paume, Galerie nationale du
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Madeleine, Eglise de la
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Maillol, Musée
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Le Marais
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Marmottan, Musée
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Mode et du Costume, Musée de la
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Montmartre
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Montparnasse
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Moyen-Age, Musée National du
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Musique, Musée de la
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Nissim de Camondo, Musée
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Opéra Garnier
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Orangerie, Musée National de l'
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Palais-Royal
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Panthéon
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Père-Lachaise, Cimetière du
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Petit Palais, Musée du
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Picasso, Musée
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Plantes, Jardin des
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Rodin, Musée
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Sacré Coeur, Basilique du
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St-Germain-des-Prés
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Saint-Louis, Ile
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St-Sulpice, église
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Sainte-Chapelle
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Tuileries, Jardin des
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Vendôme, Place
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Vosges, place des
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Plantes, Jardin des
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Highly Recommended
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The botanical gardens owe their name to the 'royal garden of medicinal plants' created in the 17th century and extended by
Buffon in the 18th century. Today they form the experimental gardens of the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle (Natural History
Museum) and make an ideal spot for a leisurely stroll; children love the ménagerie (zoo). There are also hothouses, an alpine
garden and several exhibition halls, the most fascinating of which is the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, illustrating the
evolution of life on earth and Man's influence on it. Here, the display of endangered and extinct species is particularly
interesting. Also featured are the scientists closely associated with evolution and the latest discoveries in the field of
genetics.
Address:
57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris
Phone:
01 40 79 30 00
Open:
Gardens: 7:30-sunset (8pm in summer); closed Tue, 1 May
Restaurant:
Cafeteria (Inexpensive)
Metro:
Jussieu
Accessible:
Good
Admission:
Gardens: free
Practical:
Lectures, exhibitions, workshops for children, shop
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