The Eiffel Tower lights up every evening from dusk until 11:45pm, and sparkles for five minutes at the beginning of each hour. We recommend taking the blanket that the airline provides on your flight over to Europe, and using that as a picnic blanket. Grab a bottle of wine (or two), or your beverage of choice, a baguette, some cheese, and perhaps some macaroons for a treat, and set up around the grounds of the Eiffel Tower about 1-hour to 30-min before dusk sets. It is so relaxing to spend time with friends and family waiting for the tower to sparkle! HOWEVER, BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS. As long as you have your eyes open and your valuables centered on your picnic, you will be just fine.

The Louvre is a national art museum and one of the most famous museums in the world. This is where you will find the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory. If you plan to visit the interior or the museum, we highly recommend purchasing tickets in advance to avoid the long lines. You could also simply walk through the courtyard to get the sense of the grandeur you'd experience inside the musem!

The Tuileries Garden is a public garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde. If you leave the Louvre and walk towards Arc de Triomphe, you will pass through this garden. LouLou Paris (see restaurant recommendations) will be on your right!

The Moulin Rouge is a cabaret show, and also a square/section of Paris. While neither of us have attended the show, it is on our to-do list, and we've heard from friends that it was one of the best shows they've ever seen. When walking through this section of the city, BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS.

The Arc de Triomphe sits at the end of the Champs-Elysees (see "Shopping in Paris" section) and is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. The monument honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. You can climb to the top for a pretty view.

This is the "little palace" in Paris, on your way from the Louvre & Jardin des Tuileries on your way to Champs-Elysees. It is a free little museum where you can view a few pieces of art, and spend some time in the beautiful garden behind the museum. It is worth popping by, so adorable!

If you want an influencer-approved photo of the Eiffel Tower, look no further than the Trocadéro. You will be in a throng of people doing the same thing, but it will be worth it. BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS.

For the movie buffs, visit underneath the Bir-Hakeim bridge, where Ariadne creates on her first dream with Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio). She moves the big mirrors (which don’t exist on the bridge, in real life). It is nearby the Trocadéro.

The Flame of Liberty is a full-sized, gold-leaf-covered replica of the flame of the torch from the Statue of Liberty. It became an unofficial memorial for Diana, Princess of Wales, after her 1997 death in the tunnel beneath the Pont de l'Alma. The flame became an attraction for tourists and followers of Diana, who fly-posted the base with commemorative material. Since 2019, the site has been officially named Place Diana.

For those of you that are (also) avid Emily in Paris fans, here are several spots you can visit!

Emily’s apartment & Gabriel's restaurant: 1 place de l’Estrapade, 75005 Paris

You will see the facade of Gabriel's restaurant and be sorely disappointed when you look inside, as the show is certainly not filmed within this location...

Savoir HQ: Place de Valois, 75001 Paris

Colonnes de Buren: Galerie de la Cour d’Honneur, 2 Rue de Montpensier

Palais Garnier Opera House: Place de L’Opera, 75009

Hotel Particulier: 23, Avenue Juont, Pavillon D 75018

The Sacré-Cœur a Catholic church and minor basilica, located in Montmartre. The Montmartre area is absolutely gorgeous to walk through, but it is all uphill - so if you are not in the mood for a workout, take a taxi/uber, and walk down the Montmartre neighborhood instead of up to it. Plan to visit in the late afternoon and tour the Dome of the basilica; the last entrance is at 8pm, so plan accordingly! After your visit, watch the Eiffel Tower sparkle in the distance, and/or walk down to the Hotel Particular (see "Emily in Paris related sites" and "Grab a Drink") for a drink in their courtyard.

The Statue of Liberty is located on the Île aux Cygnes, River Seine in Paris. It was gifted to France in 1889 by U.S. citizens living in Paris to celebrate the French Revolution three years after the main statue in New York was inaugurated. Originally, the statue was turned towards the east in order to face the Eiffel Tower. In 1937 it was turned towards the west so that it would be facing the original statue in New York. It is one of three replicas in Paris.

This is likely the most famous street in Paris for shopping. It is a 1.2-mile-long avenue that connects Arc de Triomphe with Place de la Concorde. The facades of the stores are incredible!

Rue Saint-Honoré has just as many high end shops as Champs-Elysees, but is much less touristy. This street is worth a walk down, if nothing else to visit the Christian Louboutin store, fully red inside (ceilings, rugs, etc.)

The Palace of Versailles is a 30 minute train ride from Paris. If you have the time, this is a MUST to visit. It is breathtaking. I recommend going in the morning and planning to spend most of your day touring the palace and the grounds. BUY YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE and keep in mind, the palace is closed on Mondays. Don't get caught like a tourist and eat at the first boulangerie you see when you exit the train in Versailles, unless you plan to grab just a little croissant as a snack. The train station is about a 20 minute walk from the palace. Once there, visit the cute little restaurant/cafe on the palace grounds called La Flottille.

The train between Paris and Normandy is approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes. The average temperature high during June in Normandy is 71°F / 54°C. Visitors can visit memorial museums; military cemeteries; and the D-Day landing beaches, including Arromanches Beach and Omaha Beach. The seaside resorts of Deauville and Honfleur are popular in the summertime, and the natural charm of Normandy’s coastline, meadows, and woodlands is an attraction on its own.

If you are looking to feel like you're strolling through the streets of Beauty and the Beast, visit Strasbourg. It is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France, at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace. The train ride between Paris and Strasbourg is approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. If you visit and are looking for a workout, climb to the top of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg. It was the world's tallest building from 1647 to 1874 (227 years). Today it is the sixth-tallest church in the world and the tallest extant structure built entirely in the Middle Ages.