Tour around the city in a French classic: Take a 1.5- or 3-hour trip in an antique Citroên Deux Chevaux convertible for an unusual way to see the central neighborhoods of Paris. The bilingual driver will navigate the confusing and busy [more...]

Show the young people in your life the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, or the Centre Pompidou...for free. The national museums in Paris are free to children under age 18, and free for everyone on the first Sunday of each month. Perfect for [more...]

Young Parisiens can enjoy a little history and culture, too: Paris d'enfants guided tours for children (from ages 5 and up) offer engaging stories about the secrets and mysteries of Parisian monuments. The city comes alive for children, [more...]

Get a beautiful panoramic view of Paris for free! Just visit the Galeries Lafayette department store and take the escalators to the top floor. There is a terrace on the top where you can take in beautiful views of the city. Especially [more...]

In an unusual and up-scale display of holiday cheer, the streets off of the Place Vendôme are lit by dozens of chandeliers suspended in the air. Street lamps made of crumpled thick plastic light up the sidewalks. Perfect for an [more...]

Sure, all the tourists are doing it, but it'd be a shame to miss out on the amazing views of Paris you'll see from atop this Ferris wheel. From late November to late January the "Grande Roue" lights up the Place de la Concorde. For 8€ [more...]

We're big fans of the Vélib' municipal system of bicycle rental, but sometimes you want to go biking for hours without worrying about returning the bicycle every half hour or so! Rent bikes for a half day (7,5 €), full day (14 €), [more...]

Getting from point A to point B on the bustling streets of Paris isn't always easy. Why not enjoy the ride? Rent a bicycle ("vélo" in French) for a song with the new Velib' municipal program and take advantage of the nearly 400 km of [more...]

No need to hop on the big tourist buses to see great sights of Paris comfortably seated – just take two seats on the regular old public bus; line 92 will take you down some of the most spectacular boulevards. Hop on and off when you [more...]

There’s a medieval wall (most recent parts dated 1220!) going through Paris, but it’s almost invisible if you don’t go looking for it. Many parts of it are now walls of buildings, but here and there, you can find a piece. To go [more...]

If you’ve never had a reason to stop there before, check out the metro station Arts et Métiers in the 3eme, which is decorated to look like you’re on the inside of an old-fashioned submarine, or maybe just a giant machine (look up [more...]

Check out the tiniest house in Paris! This skinny little front is easy to miss if you don’t have the address: 3 rue Chateau d’Eau, metro Republique. The bottom floor is a store, but it’s fun just to see it from the outside – you [more...]

It might sound like a weird idea, but the Paris metro is worth at least one date. There are lots of interesting stations to look at (check out the stairs in the metro Abbesses -- a beautiful mural covers the entire wall). The line 14 [more...]

Join hundreds of bikers on Friday nights starting at 9:30 pm in front of the Hotel de Ville for an evening bike ride around the city. A great way to work off some of the creme brulee you had for dessert! For more info, go to the [more...]

Take your date for a picnic on the “parvis de Notre Dame” (that is, the large plaza in front of the cathedral, where benches abound) and show off your knowledge of Paris by showing them the “point zéro.” The zero point is the [more...]

For an atypical tour of Paris, take the Paris Charms Secrets 4-hour electric bike tour around the city. Tours offered in French and English, 36 euros per person, leaving 3 times a day. For more information, see their website.

This ancient amphitheater, which dates back to the 1st century, lies in the middle of Paris yet wasn't discovered until 1860! Today the gladiators are gone, but there is still plenty of action. For a schedule of events, contact the [more...]

If you and your date are into organ music, don't miss the weekly free organ concerts at one of the most glorious cathedrals on earth. Every Sunday at 4:30 pm there is a different program of a variety of organ music at Notre Dame [more...]

If you want to bring your date to an unusual place, check out the sewers museum. Parts of the tour are spooky enough that your date might even want to get a little closer. Most people assume the place is rat infested (it probably is, [more...]

Want to show your date around Paris without doing all the cliche sightseeing tours? Try visiting Paris the way Parisians do -- by bus. Catch the number 29 bus from the Gare St Lazare, the train station made famous by Monet's depiction [more...]