I'm trying to stick to my "ask mastodon rather than chatgpt" habit: does anyone have recommendations for interesting places to visit in Paris?

[cripamphibie@mastodon.online]

@olynch if you are into climbing at the top of a tower to enjoy the view, I would recommend to climb the Tour Montparnasse and not the Eiffel Tower, here is why :
- Eiffel tower is crowded and queues are soooo long.
The Eiffel tower is nice to see from afar.
- Tour Montparnasse is not known as a touristic place, so it's not crowded at all.
The opening hours are larger, so you can schedule to have the sunset.
The Montparnasse tower is really ugly, so when you are at the top, you don't see it.

[cynblogger@sfba.social]

@olynch
Marmottan museum (smaller, intimate venue for Monet & other works)
Cluny museum (medieval)
Sainte Chapelle (absolute!) check street flyers for concerts scheduled - spectacular!)
Search online for parks — they’ll all be beautiful. I like Jardin du Luxembourg & Jardin des Plantes
Take a boat ride on the Seine. When possible, use buses instead of the Metro (you see more of the city).
The French Quarter & Ile St. Louis are SO “Paris”
Don’t avoid the “touristy” places — they’re popular for a reason.
Basilica St. Denis — first Gothic church, original stained glass, much history (& Notre Dame, of course)
Rick Steves has a great guide book for attractions.
Bread, croissants, crepes, coffee, butter! Street crepes are excellent (if you like cheese)
Bon voyage! Best city in the world — enjoy!

[celesteh@hachyderm.io]

@olynch

My favourite restaurant in Paris is Le Potager de Marais. Its vegan.

If you like fashion, its near the Pierre Cardin museum where you can see a whole lot of mannequins in space age fashion.

How long will you be in Paris? What cultural sectors are you most interested in? (History? Writing? Art? Music? Transport?)

[davidb@types.pl]

@cxandru @olynch +1 from me! It also has the great metro station designed by Francois Schuiten nearby!

[olynch@mathstodon.xyz]

@bentnib @cxandru Good suggestion.

[bstacey@icosahedron.website]

@olynch Don't pay Louvre prices for snacks. Instead, go into a random grocery store and buy a bag of chocolate croissants.

[bstacey@icosahedron.website]

@gparenti @olynch Seconded.

[xinit@mastodon.coffee]

@olynch
Find a patisserie and focus an afternoon on finding it, and buying something you'd never buy at home. La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac and Pâtisserie Pain de Sucre have featured in my past trips. Not specifically because they were special or popular - any pâtisserie will do, especially if it's nowhere near a tourist site.

Pick a museum and go there. Any one. Don't see it all, and don't worry about it.

Catacombs.

Find Jim Morrison.

@jalefkowit

[rk@mastodon.well.com]

@cynblogger @olynch

Rightly don’t avoid the touristy places, but I would tend to avoid the restaurants near the touristy places. Just a couple of streets away the food will often be better and almost always less expensive.

[quixoticgeek@social.v.st]

@olynch museum de arts et mesiers. I cannot recommend this museum highly enough. Forget the Louvre, this is the one Paris museum to visit.

[jarjan@mederland.nl]

@olynch
Smoke a joint with Jim Morrison

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Lachaise_Cemetery

[kralcttam@mastodon.social]

@olynch Musee d'Orsay if you like Impressionism, and who doesn't?

[cynblogger@sfba.social]

@olynch
P.S.
if you haven’t already booked your accommodations, you can save a LOT of money by finding an apartment where you can cook a bit. Restaurant food is VERY expensive, but groceries are not. I saved enough $$ this way to pay for (adventurous) taxi rides.

[ccferrie@mastodon.ie]

@olynch the Institute du Monde Arabe is an incredible building with some amazing exhibitions

[viccie30@hachyderm.io]

@skewray @olynch Or buy your tickets online in advance, even better

[bentnib@types.pl]

@olynch @cxandru last time I went there the automata room was excellent

[afewbugs@social.coop]

@olynch the Marie Curie museum! https://musee.curie.fr/

[afewbugs@social.coop]

@celesteh @olynch and that's gone on my list for next time I go to Paris, thank you

[michcampbell@fediscience.org]

@olynch it's such a great city. You could fill a weekend just walking around soaking it in and stopping at appropriate intervals for wine and cheese.

Of the big museums I've only been to the Musee d'Orsay, their impressionist collection is wonderful.

I had an outstanding meal here - tiny bistro, family feels, incredibly good food.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rJUSh1n5NkDzfeyp6

[amdg2@diaspodon.fr]

@olynch my favorite Muzeum is Orsay, all about impressionism, I highly recommend it! Otherwise I don't really know anything off the beaten paths.