Tickets and attractions
Plan your Paris sightseeing by interest
Paris offers a wide choice of museums, monuments, river experiences and evening entertainment. Start by choosing the places that fit your itinerary, then compare the main visit styles: independent entry, guided tours, small-group formats, audio-guided visits and combined experiences.
For travellers planning several visits, Paris attraction passes also offer focused combinations and broader selections. They can combine options such as a Louvre visit and a Seine cruise, alongside family-oriented bundles and multi-attraction formats.
Museums and historic monuments
The Louvre Museum is available through guided visits, including standard, small-group, private and evening formats. Choose a guided tour if you want to focus on selected masterpieces or explore with a live guide.
At the Musée d’Orsay, you can compare independent admission with guided, small-group and semi-private tours. The Musée de l’Orangerie also offers independent entry as well as guided visits in small-group or private formats.
For historic sites, Sainte-Chapelle can be visited with a combined ticket that also covers the Conciergerie, or on a small-group guided tour. Les Invalides combines the Army Museum and Napoleon’s Tomb, with self-guided and guided options, plus the separate AURA Invalides immersive experience.
Other monument visits include the Palais Garnier, available for self-guided exploration or as part of a guided activity with the Fragonard Museum, and the Catacombs of Paris, with audio-guided entry and guided or semi-private underground tours.
Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and Paris viewpoints
The Eiffel Tower offers several ways to plan a visit. Compare second-floor and summit access, elevator or stair routes, guided tours and audio-guided formats. Some experiences also combine the tower with a Seine cruise, while a meal at Madame Brasserie provides another way to visit the landmark.
At Notre-Dame Cathedral, basic cathedral access is free. Available experiences focus on guided tours, exterior visits, audio-guide services, small-group formats and walks around the Île de la Cité. These options are useful if you would like commentary or a broader introduction to the cathedral’s surroundings.
See Paris from the Seine
A Seine River cruise is available in several sightseeing formats. Choose between classic cruises with recorded commentary, live-guided electric boats, family cruises and routes that extend to Canal Saint-Martin. The cruise pages make it easier to compare the route and commentary style.
For a flexible way to move between major sights, Paris hop-on hop-off tours include bus routes from Tootbus and Big Bus, as well as the Batobus riverboat. These transport-based sightseeing options suit itineraries built around several stops rather than one fixed visit.
Evening shows and distinctive experiences
Paris cabaret shows bring together three venues: Crazy Horse, Paradis Latin and Moulin Rouge. Compare the venue and evening format to choose a performance that fits your plans. Moulin Rouge options range from a cabaret show with champagne to a dinner-and-show evening, with some longer combinations also linking the show to Paris sightseeing.
For a different evening-style experience, AURA Invalides takes place inside the Dome of Les Invalides. It is a separate experience from the Army Museum visit.
Family activities in Paris
Families can compare several activity types beyond museums and monuments. The Aquarium de Paris offers single-visit entry and an annual pass for repeat visits. The Jardin d’Acclimatation combines park admission with either unlimited access to attractions or passes covering a selected number of attractions.
A family-focused Seine cruise is also available, while Paris attraction passes include family-oriented bundles. These options can help shape a programme around activities as well as landmark visits.
Day trips from Paris
A Versailles day trip from Paris can be planned as a guided Palace of Versailles visit, an independent visit with audio guidance, a roundtrip transport option or a wider cultural itinerary. Compare the visit style, estate access and transport format when setting aside a day outside central Paris.
Build your Paris itinerary around the experiences you want to prioritise, whether that means museum collections, landmark views, time on the Seine, an evening performance or a day beyond the city centre.