What to see in Paris on foot
14 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.
Download Paris & walk it offlineParis is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 14 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, viewpoints, museums and galleries and parks and gardens — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Paris pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.
Landmarks3
- 1Eiffel TowerGustave Eiffel's 1889 iron tower, the icon of Paris.
- 2Arc de TriompheNapoleon's triumphal arch crowning the Champs-Élysées.
- 3Pont Alexandre IIIThe city's most ornate Belle Époque bridge.
Historic Sites4
- 4Notre-Dame de ParisMedieval Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité.
- 5Sacré-CœurWhite-domed basilica atop the hill of Montmartre.
- 6Sainte-ChapelleRoyal chapel famed for its towering 13th-century stained glass.
- 7PanthéonNeoclassical mausoleum for France's great citizens.
Viewpoints1
- 8Tour Montparnasse Panorama56th-floor observation deck with a panorama over all of Paris.
Museums & Galleries3
- 9Louvre MuseumThe world's largest art museum, home to the Mona Lisa.
- 10Musée d'OrsayImpressionist masterpieces in a Beaux-Arts railway station.
- 11Centre PompidouInside-out modern-art museum with a rooftop view.
Parks & Gardens3
- 12Jardin du LuxembourgFormal gardens around the French Senate's palace.
- 13Tuileries GardenRoyal garden between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde.
- 14Place des VosgesParis's oldest planned square, in the Marais.