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Collections, experiments and big stories

Paris of science

An adaptable science day linking natural history, inventions and contemporary interpretation.

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Suggested duration
One day
Pace
Collections, experiments and big stories

The steps

  1. Grande Galerie de l’Évolution

    Explore biodiversity in the large hall at Jardin des Plantes.

    Planning details for Grande Galerie de l’Évolution · Attraction’s official website

  2. Jardin des Plantes

    Pause among botanical beds, historic trees and scientific buildings.

    Planning details for Jardin des Plantes · Attraction’s official website

  3. Musée des Arts et Métiers

    Reach the collections of instruments, machines and transport.

    Planning details for Musée des Arts et Métiers · Attraction’s official website

  4. Cité des sciences

    At La Villette, choose an exhibition or a planetarium session arranged in advance where required.

    Planning details for Cité des sciences · Attraction’s official website

Choose two institutions rather than rushing through all

Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, Arts et Métiers and Cité des sciences require separate visits and journeys. The programme works better with two institutions chosen beforehand.

A shorter version

Combine Grande Galerie with Jardin des Plantes to remain in one area. Arts et Métiers or Cité des sciences can structure another day.

Choose the visits you want to include

Compare linked places by visit time, area and budget

Areas connected to this walk

  • La Villette — La Villette is an open landscape where canals connect lawns, contemporary architecture, concert venues and science attractions. You can visit an exhibition or simply walk beside the water.
  • Mouffetard — Around Rue Mouffetard, the southern Latin Quarter keeps an everyday character of food shops, small squares, churches and sloping passages.

These links share places explicitly recorded in our data. They do not establish proximity or a fully accessible route.

English translation prepared on from the French source record dated 2026-10-06. Translation does not constitute a fresh factual verification. French version.