101 things to do in Paris: Full list

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Here's the full rundown of the 101 best things to do in Paris put together by our editors. Think we've missed something? Let us know and leave a comment in the box below.

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Cultural highlights

The Louvre

The Louvre

Musée d'Orsay

Centre Pompidou

Centre Pompidou

Opéra Garnier

Take in classical ballet at Palais Garnier

Galerie Vivienne

Les Passages Couverts

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Attend an auction at Drouot

Eiffel Tower

Scale the Eiffel Tower

Free your inner architect at Cité Chaillot

Cité des Sciences et de l'industrie

Cité des Sciences

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

Hunt gargoyles on Notre-Dame's rooftop

La Conciergerie

La Conciergerie and Sainte-Chapelle

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Climb the Arc de Triomphe

Musée du Petit Palais

Do the Grand and Petit Palais in one day

Opéra Bastille

Enjoy world-class opera at Bastille

Musée de Montmartre

Explore Montmartre

Musée du Quai Branly

Musée du Quai Branly

Musée National du Moyen Age - Thermes de Cluny

Musée de Cluny

Chapelle des Invalides

Les Invalides

Les Catacombes

Les Catacombes

Musée National Gustave Moreau

Musée Gustave Moreau

Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

Musée Rodin

Musée Rodin

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Attractions and days out

Bois de Boulogne

Spend a day in Boulogne

Explore the Marais' nooks and crannies

Château de Vincennes

Step back in time at Château de Vincennes

Along the Canal St Martin

Float along the Canal Saint-Martin

Eiffel Tower

Be a Parisien for a day with Parisien d'un jour

Musée Marmottan-Monet

Tour the temples of modern and contemporary art

Bateaux-Mouches

Bateaux Mouches and Bateaux Parisiens

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace

Spend a day at Le Bourget

Disneyland Paris/Walt Disney Studios Park

La Pagode

Visit Paris' prettiest arthouse cinema, La Pagode

Devote a day to Saint-Germain des Près

Stade de France

Dash around the Stade de France

18th-centruy art and afternoon tea at Jacquemart-André

See the city from an IXAIR Helicopter

The Institut du Monde Arabe and the Mosquée de Paris

Musée des Egouts

Château de Versailles

La Gaîté Lyrique

Digital art at La Gaîté Lyrique

Hippodrome de Longchamp

Hippodrome Longchamp

Bercy Village

Spend a day in Bercy

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Things to do outdoors

Vergers de Champlain

La Coulée verte

Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Picnic in the Buttes-Chaumont park

Pari Roller

Paris by night with Pari Roller

Jardin du Luxembourg

Explore the Jardin du Luxembourg

Play ping-pong and boules along the Canal de l'Ourcq

Veilb

Cycle the city on a Vélib

Pere Lachais

Walk with the dead at Père-Lachaise

Jardin d'Acclimatation

Jardin d'Acclimatation

Jardin des Plantes

Wander through Jardin des Plantes

Place des Vosges

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Restaurants, cafés and bars

Go wine tasting at Le Baron Rouge

Afternoon tea and couture at Le Bristol

Cultural cocktails

Le Potager du Marais

Le Potager du Marais

Chez Omar

Munch your way around the world

Splurge at Lasserre

Dine on a secret supper

Astier

Astier

Pause cafe

People-watch in bustling cafés

Le Tambour

After-hours munchies

Brunch at BIA

Chez Prune

Nurse a trendy Right Bank bière

Antoine

Mama Shelter

Mama Shelter

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Shopping

Les Puces de Montreuil

Les Puces de Montreuil

Shakespeare & company

Browse Paris’ best bookshops

Place d’Aligre and Marché Beauvau

Fromagerie Quatrehomme

Fromagerie Quatrehomme

Printemps

Boulevard Haussmann department stores

Appartement 217 spa

Monsieur

Rue Charlot designers

Merci

Go guilt free shoppping at Merci

Go window shopping at Montaigne Market

Christian Louboutin

Paris’ best shoe shops

Pierre Herme

Millefeuille at Pierre Hermé

Buy some wine at Les Caves Augé

Didier Ludot

Try on vintage couture at Didier Ludot

Kitsune

Kitsuné concept store

Guerrisol

Maison de la Truffe

Salons du Palais-Royal Shiseido

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Nights out

New Morning

Live jazz

Le Crazy Horse

Silencio

Silencio

Théâtre du Châtelet

See a musical at Théâtre du Châtelet

Théâtre National de Chaillot

Théâtre National de Chaillot

Rex Club

Hit the tiles

La Comédie Française

Stand-up at Le Point Virgule

Salle Pleyel

Salle Pleyel

Nouveau Casino

Live indie and electro

La Bellevilloise

Party 'til dawn at La Bellevilloise

French Chansons at Les Trois Baudets

Batofar

Le Batofar

Musée de l'Erotisme

Get gritty in Pigalle

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this is good have u been there?

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i found your website nothing but a nuisance. it was hopeless and all it told me about was thing s to do in paris. cuh! right old barbar you are!

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LOL at chans de lise, is that meant to be Champs-Élysées?!?!

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what about Chans de Lise?

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