# Things to Do in Paris

The landmarks and experiences that anchor a first (or fifth) visit to Paris, from the Eiffel Tower to the newly reopened Notre-Dame. · community starter list

Looking for things to do in Paris? This list of 9 includes Eiffel Tower (Champ de Mars, Paris). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [France](/france.md) / Paris
**Updated:** 2026-08-18 04:26:30

1. **[Eiffel Tower](/e/eiffel-tower---670.md)** (attraction) — 1,083-foot iron lattice tower built for the 1889 World's Fair; the world's most-visited paid monument, with observation decks up to 276 meters. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.toureiffel.paris/en, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower
2. **[Louvre Museum](/e/louvre-museum---671.md)** (attraction) — The world's most-visited art museum, housing the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and roughly 35,000 works inside the former royal Louvre Palace. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.louvre.fr/en, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre
3. **[Notre-Dame Cathedral](/e/notre-dame-cathedral---672.md)** (attraction) — Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité dating to 1163, badly damaged by fire in 2019 and formally reopened to the public in December 2024. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris
4. **[Musée d'Orsay](/e/musee-d-orsay---673.md)** (attraction) — Impressionist and post-Impressionist museum inside a former Beaux-Arts railway station on the Left Bank, with major works by Monet, Degas and Van Gogh. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%27Orsay
5. **[Arc de Triomphe](/e/arc-de-triomphe---674.md)** (attraction) — Napoleon-commissioned triumphal arch at Place Charles de Gaulle, completed 1836; shelters the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath its vault. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champs-%C3%89lys%C3%A9es, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe
6. **[Sacré-Cœur Basilica](/e/sacre-c-ur-basilica---675.md)** (attraction) — White-domed basilica atop Montmartre hill, built 1875-1914; the second most-visited monument in Paris, with panoramic city views from its steps. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur,_Paris
7. **[Sainte-Chapelle](/e/sainte-chapelle---676.md)** (attraction) — 13th-century royal chapel on the Île de la Cité, renowned for nearly 670 square meters of stained glass depicting the history of Christianity. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.sainte-chapelle.fr/en/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Chapelle
8. **[Catacombs of Paris](/e/catacombs-of-paris---677.md)** (attraction) — Underground ossuary holding the remains of over six million people in former quarry tunnels, entered near Place Denfert-Rochereau. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Paris
9. **[Seine River Cruise](/e/seine-river-cruise---678.md)** (activity) — Hour-long glass-topped boat tours along the Seine past the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and the Louvre, run by operators like the original Bateaux Mouches. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.bateaux-mouches.fr/en, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bateaux_Mouches

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