Best Unusual Places In Paris
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Catacombs Of Paris
- Head over to the age-old Catacombs, ranked amongst the most unusual places Paris, and hidden several feet below the bustling streets and lanes of the city
- The Catacombs used to be the former quarry of paris, and now serve as the home of the bones of over 6 million people who passed away during the 18th century
- Stretching for 2 kilometres, the Catacombs of paris have a rather eerie ambience, with a steady temperature of 14 degrees Celsius at all times, making sure to give you a chill every time you come here
- Location: 1 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France
Entry Fees: 29€ per person
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Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment
- Another one of the most offbeat places in paris, which is also quite unheard of, is Gustave Eiffel’s secret apartment, located near the top of the tower
- Dating back to the late 1880s, this secret apartment on the third level of the Eiffel Tower is quite cosy, with warm wallpapers covering the walls, wooden cabinets, soft sofas and even a grand piano, all located nearly 1000 feet above the ground
- As of today, you can visit this secret apartment, witness the age-old furnishings and even see the mannequins of Eiffel and Edison here
Opening Hours: 09:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Entry Fees: 10.5€ to 26.10€ (For Adults), 2.6€ to 13.10€ (For Children)
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03
La Conciergerie
- When in the city, head over to La Conciergerie, ranked as the top Unusual places Paris, and a place where prisoners were kept before being guillotined during the French Revolution
- Also known as the “ante-chamber to the guillotine,” La conciergerie is located in close proximity to the Notre Dame and Sainte Chapelle, and used to be a medieval fortress in the ancient times
- As of today, it serves as a small museum where you can see exhibits about the French Revolution, in addition to visiting the prison facility were Marie Antoinette’s cell, a guillotine blade and other memorabilia can be seen
Opening Hours: 09:30 a.m. to 06:00 p.m.
Entry Fees: 11.5€ per person
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Foucault's Pendulum At Paris Panthèon
- Ranked amongst the top offbeat places in paris is the Foucault’s Pendulum at the Paris Panthéon, which was used to demonstrate the rotation of the earth with an experiment conducted by Physicist Leon Foucault
- The pendulum at Paris Panthéon is a working copy of the original pendulum, and has been swinging there since the year 1995
- The pendulum has a fixed 67-metre swinging lead bob, with a plane that has never been changed, and seems to move at par with the earth’s rotation
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m.
Entry Fees: 11.50€ to 23.80€ per person
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05
Centre Pompidou
- Another one of the unusual places Paris is the Centre Pompidou, located in the city’s 4th arrondissement and known as the most absurd and surreal galleries in the city
- The exterior of Centre Pompidou has an “inside out” design, with large pipes that decorate the façade of the building, while the interior boasts of conceptual out-of-the-box modern art
- Centre Pompidou is one of the largest modern art museums in the whole world, in addition to being the largest of its kind in all of Europe
Opening Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 09:00 p.m. (Closed on Tuesdays)
Entry Fees: 15€ per person, Free for visitors below 18 years of age
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Napoleon's Angels At Les Invalides
- If you are in search of offbeat places in paris, then head over to Les Invalides to see Napoleon’s Angels here, that are nothing short of a special treat to the eyes
- Witness twelve grave-faced marble angel statues surrounding Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb at Les Invalides, thereby serving as guardians for the late emperor and guiding him to the heavens
- These life-sized white marble statues were designed to symbolise Napoleon’s achievements, and add a lot of depth and meaning to this part of Les Invalides
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m.
Entry Fees: 16€ per person
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07
Gallery Of Palaeontology And Comparative Anatomy
- Another one of the famous unusual places Paris is the Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, a place that dates back to more than a century
- It is one gallery that can fascinate and terrify you at the same time, owing to its vast selection of reconstructed animal skeletons
- The gallery has multiple floors, all of which consist of fossils and bones of animals, making it one of the most comprehensive and wide-ranging presentations of natural artefacts in the whole world
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. (Closed on Tuesdays)
Entry Fees: 9€ per person
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Musee De La Magie
- If you are someone who loves magic and is curious as to how it works, then the Musee de la Magie is the place to be
- Boasting of a private collection of interesting optical illusions, house mirrors, wind up toys and age old magic-related items and artefacts, Musee de la Magie is also one of the most offbeat places in paris
- Located in a 16th century vaulted cellar, this museum is also known for its amazing collection of over 100 19th and 20th century automatons, among other attractions
Opening Hours: 02:00 p.m. to 07:00 p.m. (Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday); Closed rest of the week
Entry Fees: 10€ to 14€
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09
A Pet Cemetery
- Another one of the unusual places Paris, one that is quite unheard of, is a pet cemetery, located towards the northern part of the city
- Said to be the oldest pet cemetery in the whole world, this cemetery, also known as Le Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestique, or the cemetery for dogs and other pets, was founded in 1899
- It also serves as the final resting place of many dogs, cats, sheep, horses, chickens as well as a monkey and a lion, with a total of at least 40,000 animals buried here
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 04:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays)
Entry Fees: 3.5€ per person
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Musée Des Arts Et Métiers
- Visit Musée Des Arts Et Métiers to witness the most spectacular collections of instruments related to science and industry in the world, making it one of the more offbeat places in paris
- Founded to celebrate the glory of science, this museum is partially located in the former church of Saint Martin des Champs, and is home to a wide selection of mechanical contraptions from the 18th century
- In addition to boasting of machines like the Jacquard loom, chronometers, as well as the first steam-powered automobile, Musée Des Arts Et Métiers also has the chemist Antoine Lavoisier’s laboratory, calculating machines and other scientific instruments
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. (Closed on Mondays)
Entry Fees: Free for EU Citizens under 25 years of age, 5.50€ per person for students with ID, 8€ for general admission
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Pont De Grenelle
- Pont de Grenelle-Cadets de Saumur, also known as Pont de Grenelle is amongst the top unusual places Paris, in addition to being a bridge that crosses the Seine River in the city
- The bridge connects the 15th and 16th arrondissements of Paris, whilst also passing through the Île aux Cygnes
- Made entirely of steel, Pont de Grenelle is a girder bridge and passes behind a replica of the Statue of Liberty, while also offering sights of major attractions like the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame and the Louvre
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Museum Of Romantic Life
- One of the top lieux insolites à visiter à paris, the Museum of Romantic Life, also known as the Musée de la Vie Romantique, is a museum dedicated entirely to life during the Romantic period in history
- Spread across two buildings, the museum has a temporary exhibition space as well as space for artefacts related to Romantic art and literature
- You can also find the art and artefacts of writer George Sand and painter Ary Scheffer here, including a lock of her hair, a cast of her arm as well as that of composer Chopin, among other attractions
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. (Closed on Mondays)
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Visit The Vampire Museum
- Your search of unusual places Paris ends at the Vampire Museum in the city, located in the middle of Les Lilas, with a black and red entrance that opens up to a door leading into a garden that resembles a cemetery
- The museum has plastic bats as well as actual human remains, in addition to rare texts on demonology and other artefacts that are sure to creep you out, or give you goosebumps, at the very least
- The unique museum was opened by scholar and macabre specialist Jacques Sirgent, as a visual manifestation of his research on vampirism, esoterism and occidental folklore
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. (Closed on Mondays)
Entry Fees: 15.50€ per person
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Montparnasse Cemetery
- Another one of the popular lieux insolites à visiter à paris, the Montparnasse Cemetery of the early 19th century is home to the resting places of famous Parisian residents
- It is here where you can find the burial sites of people like Charles Baudelaire, Susan Sontag, Man Ray and even Guy de Maupassant
- It is also home to a 17th century stone windmill in its centre, along with artistic and surreal memorials
- There are around 35,000 tombs here, for more than 300,000 people, with over 1,000 more people buried in the cemetery each year
Opening Hours: 08:00 a.m. to 05:30 p.m.
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Art Nouveau Buildings
- Ranked as some of the most unusual places Paris are the Art Nouveau buildings in the city, which are testimony to the Art Nouveau movement that was started here in the year 1890 and lasted till 1910
- Built in the Haussmannian style, these buildings are mainly located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, and are made of new materials like wrought iron, metal and burstone
- Some of the most popular Art Nouveau buildings in Paris are the Lavirotte Building on 29 Avenue Rapp, which is known for its eccentric and whimsical design, asymmetrical architecture and fancy decoration of flower and animal patterns
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