Expiatory Chapel: Entry Ticket

Learn about how both World Wars shaped France and French identity

The Basilique Cathédrale de Saint-Denis is the world's first Gothic cathedral, completed in the 13th century. It's the final resting place for French royalty and the burial place of 43 kings, 32 queens and 10 servants to the monarchy.

Explore the 18th-century apartments of the Hôtel de la Marine

Visit this impressive ancient structure where gladiators once battled and chariots raced!

Explore artistic and historical treasures from some of the world's greatest artists

At various times in its history, the Château de Vincennes has been a royal residence, a porcelain factory, a prison and a burial site. Its location was designed to allow the monarchy to keep a watchful eye over Paris. Now, with a metro stop named after it, it's a part of the French capital. Highlights include the highest fortified tower in Europe and the beautiful Gothic Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes.

Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection is a contemporary art haven, the fruit of a collaboration between renowned art collector Francois Pinault and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. This 30,000-square-foot museum, a renovation of Paris's domed, 18th-century corn exchange, is one of the city's newest major museums, costing almost $200 million to realize. Hosting 10 or more temporary exhibitions per year, visitors can expect to see a wealth of famous works by the world's greatest contemporary artists, as well as high-profile loans from notable institutions around the globe.

Horses, castles, forest walks and picnic spots – the perfect day out from Paris

Behold breathtaking impressionist masterpieces in the magnificent Orsay station in Paris