France

Things to Do in France

20 places across Paris, Marne-la-Vallee and 8 more cities — ranked by traveler ratings, with photos and where to find each one.

Eiffel Tower

Paris · Île-de-France · historical landmark · ★ 4.7 · 493,993 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.

Eiffel Tower
Benh LIEU SONG (Public domain)

Louvre Museum

Paris · Île-de-France · art museum · ★ 4.7 · 375,166 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, is a national art museum in Paris, France. The Louvre, a former royal palace, is known for its collection of celebrated paintings collected by the French kings, including the Mona Lisa of Leonardo Da Vinci.

Louvre Museum
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The Arc de Triomphe

Paris · Île-de-France · monument · ★ 4.7 · 297,542 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often simply called the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France.

The Arc de Triomphe
Alvesgaspar (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Disneyland Paris

Marne-la-Vallee · Île-de-France · amusement center · ★ 4.5 · 321,208 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, located about 32 kilometres east of the city centre of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hotels, two convention centers, a golf course, an arena, and a shopping, dining and entertainment complex.

Disneyland Paris
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Champ de Mars

Paris · Île-de-France · park · ★ 4.6 · 224,715 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius in Rome, which was dedicated to the god Mars.

Champ de Mars
Mattgirling (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sacre-Coeur

Paris · Île-de-France · church · ★ 4.7 · 167,213 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica or simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Sacre-Coeur
Terragio67 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Musée d'Orsay

Paris · Île-de-France · art museum · ★ 4.8 · 116,662 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography.

Musée d'Orsay
Bretwa (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Puy du Fou

Les Epesses · Pays de la Loire · amusement center · ★ 4.8 · 103,661 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Le Puy du Fou () is a theme park in Les Epesses, in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. It receives more than 2 million visitors every year, making it one of the most popular theme parks in France. In 2025, it was the second most visited theme park in France, behind Disneyland Paris.

Puy du Fou
Pierre André Leclercq (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Luxembourg Gardens

Paris · Île-de-France · garden · ★ 4.7 · 128,543 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Jardin du Luxembourg, known in English as the Luxembourg Garden, colloquially referred to as the Jardin du Sénat, is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV, constructed the Luxembourg Palace as her new residence.

Luxembourg Gardens
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Palace of Versailles

Versailles · Île-de-France · castle · ★ 4.6 · 165,664 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Palace of Versailles is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the city centre of Paris, in the Yvelines department of Île-de-France region in France.

Palace of Versailles
ToucanWings (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel · Normandy · place of worship · ★ 4.7 · 123,132 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗
Mont Saint-Michel
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Jardins du Trocadero

Paris · Île-de-France · park · ★ 4.6 · 152,004 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Jardins du Trocadéro is a public space in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is bounded to the northwest by the wings of the Palais de Chaillot and to the southeast by the Seine and the Pont d'Iéna at the Place de Varsovie, with the Eiffel Tower on the opposite bank of the Seine.

Jardins du Trocadero
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Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg

Strasbourg · Grand Est · church · ★ 4.8 · 77,842 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗
Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
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Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris

Paris · Île-de-France · church · ★ 4.7 · 98,659 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris.

Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris
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Tuileries Garden

Paris · Île-de-France · garden · ★ 4.6 · 119,251 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Tuileries Garden is a public garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Created by Catherine de' Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution.

Tuileries Garden
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Cité de Carcassonne

Carcassonne · Occitanie · ★ 4.7 · 92,544 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne, in the Aude department, Occitania region. It is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Aude, in the south-eastern part of the city proper.

Cité de Carcassonne
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Disney Adventure World

Marne-la-Vallee · Île-de-France · amusement center · ★ 4.6 · 84,443 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Notre-Dame de la Garde

Nice · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · church · ★ 4.8 · 51,124 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Notre-Dame de la Garde, known to local citizens as la Bonne Mère, is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city's best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it is the most visited site in Marseille.

Notre-Dame de la Garde
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Dune of Pilat

Gujan-Mestras · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · wildlife refuge · ★ 4.8 · 38,798 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Dune of Pilat, also called Grande Dune du Pilat, is the tallest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 60 km (37.2 mi) southwest of Bordeaux along France's Atlantic coastlines.

Dune of Pilat
Jörg Braukmann (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Beach of Malo-les-Bains

Dunkirk · Hauts-de-France · beach · ★ 4.5 · 10,360 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗
Beach of Malo-les-Bains
Alexandre Ultré (CC BY-SA 3.0)