A clever blend of high-tech and Arab influences, this Seine-side grand projet was constructed between 1980 and 1987 to a design by Jean Nouvel. Shuttered windows, inspired by...
1 rue des Fossés-St-BernardThis open-air sculpture museum by the Seine fights a constant battle against graffiti. Still, it's a pleasant enough, if traffic-loud, place for a stroll. Most of the works are...
Quai St-BernardThe history of Paris hospitals, from the days when they were receptacles for abandoned babies to the dawn of modern medicine, is shown through paintings, prints, and a mock...
Hôtel de MiramionThe police museum is housed in a working commisariat, which makes for a slightly intimidating entry procedure. You need to walk boldly past the police officer standing guard...
4 rue de la Montagne-Ste-GenevièveHoused in the royal convent designed by Mansart, next door to a military hospital, this museum traces the history of military medicine via replicas of field hospitals and...
Val de GrâceThe Musée National du Moyen Age is best known for the beautiful, allegorical Lady and the Unicorn tapestry cycle, but it also has important collections of medieval sculpture...
6 pl Paul-PainlevéAt the natural history museum's Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, stuffed creatures parade majestically through their various habitats. Animals of all kinds teach children about...
36 rue Geoffroy-St-Hilaire