fFirst time in Paris with kids what to see?

Hi, we are a family of 5 and would like to go to see the Eiffel tower and go to Disneyland, what else is their?

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Um,,, there is lots. I hope you have at least looked at a guide book, you sound like you really need to read these boards!!

May I suggest you type the words %26quot;children or teens or babies%26quot; into the search box on this site, there are literally hundreds of great tips available for you from other reader/ posters.

How old are your children. When( time of year) are you going.?

My teen boy ( 14) loved climbing the stairs at the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Bell towers and L%26#39;Arc D%26#39; Triomphe.

He loved going down undrground to see the Catacombs ( tunnels under Paris filled with human bones!!! )

He had fun when we rented bikes on the grounds at Versailles and rode around the huge canals... He loved a Chateau of the Loire Valley tour we took...

He even enjoyed the Louvre ( a museum) enough to want to go twice and he is NOT artsy... the Egyptian section did have Mummies, and the Crown Jewels are incredible, and seeing Napoleons Apartments where the chandilers were as large a cars blew him away.

He loved crepes from crepe stands, he loved the trains.... there is so much for a child to enjoy in Paris ... why bother with Disneyland...

we did go to Disneyland, bought a two day ticket , but son decided he didn%26#39;t want to go for second day, Paris was better !

Your group is large, ( seven in all? ) so there must be quite an age range, many posters here have taken younger and older kids then mine , so please ask as many direct questions as you can, there are many here who can help..

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The military museum (Musee de l%26#39;Armee) at Invalides was interesting to my kids--history of military in France from middle ages (knights/armour), thru the world wars with film clips. A section on Napoleon, lots of flags, uniforms down through the years etc. Attached is the basilica with Napoleons tomb which is quite impressive. You should try to get some books on Paris (if younger children, books geared to younger children--e.g., the Madeline books if you have young daughters, etc). If you can get them to read up on Paris and its history and attractions they will find it more interesting and be more involved when they get there.. Likewise, the more you yourself read in guidebooks and history books about France and the city the more you%26#39;ll appreciate it and understand it when you actually see it. Notre Dame and climbing up the bell tower to see the gargoyles and see the view over the city can be interesting to kids and spark their imagination.

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Buy a guide book on Paris with Children. I%26#39;ve seen them everywhere. You will find lots of good ideas.

(Case in point...)

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Hi.

I recommend the Louvre, walking along the banks of the Seine, Notre Dame, the Sacre Coeur and Galeries Lafayette.

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you can also do a cruise on the seine, go to the museum d%26#39;histoire naturelle, it has been recently renovated and even if you are not very found of animals it is really interesting and nice for kids, another place for kids is the city of science in La Villette,

mnhn.fr/museum/…

www.cite-sciences.fr/english/indexFLASH.htm

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tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187147-i14-k98046…

In this threads there is a range of links to previous threads about how to keep kids happy in Paris.... (must feed the lions, right ?)

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