Things to do in Paris

13 Places

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

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Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

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Montparnasse Cemetery

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

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Remnants of the Paris Guillotine

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

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Harry's New York Bar

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

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Statue of Liberty, Pont de Grenelle

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

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La Promenade Plantée

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

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WWII Bunker Under Gare de l'Est

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

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Thanksgiving Grocery

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

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Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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'Les Spécialistes' Fake Door

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

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The Gravestone Courtyard

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

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