Suggested Paris Walks and Tours
Explore Paris at your own pace with these self-guided walks and tours covering some of the city’s most famous neighborhoods, museums, and attractions. These guides were created by travel expert Rick Steves and his team and offer an excellent way to add context, history, and interesting details as you explore the city.
Before You Begin
A few things to know before using these guides:
These guides were not created by Your Perfect Paris. They were developed by Rick Steves and his team. We also highly recommend his current Paris guidebook as an excellent resource for your trip.
The guides provided here date from 2018. While much of the information remains useful, some details may have changed. Museum exhibits may have moved, entrances and policies can change, and buildings or attractions may have undergone renovations.
Neighborhood walks tend to remain more accurate than museum tours. Even so, you may occasionally encounter a street, business, landmark, or direction that has changed since the guide was published.
Despite their age, we have found these guides to be incredibly useful for experiencing Paris and understanding more about the places you are visiting.
Tours: Museums and Attractions
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Louvre Museum Tour
Self-guided highlights of the Louvre
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Orsay Museum Tour
The Musée d’Orsay houses French art of the 1800s and early 1900s.
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Eiffel Tour Tour
Visiting this 1,000-foot-tall ornament is unforgettable.
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Rodin Museum Tour
Auguste Rodin was a modern Michelangelo, sculpting human figures on an epic scale.
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L'Orangerie Museum Tour
This Impressionist museum is as lovely as a water lily.
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Army Museum and Napoleon's Tomb Tour
Napoleon’s tomb rests beneath the golden dome of Les Invalides church.
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Palace of Versailles Tour
Europe’s next-best palaces are just Versailles wannabes.
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Pompidou Museum Tour
The Pompidou Center contains what is possibly Europe’s best collection of 20th-century art.
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Picasso Museum Tour
The Picasso Museum has roughly 400 of his works on display out of a revolving collection of about 2,000.
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Marmottan Museum Tour
The Marmottan has the best collection of works by the master Impressionist Claude Monet.
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Bus #69 Sightseeing Tour
From the Eiffel Tower to Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Neighborhood Walks
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Historic Paris Walk
Ile de la Cité and the Latin Quarter
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Left Bank Walk
The Seine to Luxembourg Garden
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Pere Lachaise Cemetery Walk
Cimetière du Père Lachaise
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Rue Cler Walk
The Art of Parisian Living
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Champs-Elysees Walk
From the Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde
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Seine River Cruise
A stunning river cruise you won’t want to miss.