Bernardaud
11 rue Royale Paris 75008
The flagship store of Bernardaud, a family firm that has been producing Limoges porcelain for more than a century—classic tableware, vases, light fixtures, gifts and jewelry, along with new collections by innovative young designers.Catacombes de Paris
1 ave du Colonel Henri Roi-Tanguy Paris 14th Métro: Denfert-Rochereau
An extensive network of underground passages, originally quarries, later the resting place of the tightly packed bones of six million people, transferred here in the late 18th century. An extraordinary sight, but not for the claustrophobic. Over two hundred steps and a little over a mile to walk. Bring a flashlight and don't take a bone souvenir; bags are searched at the exit. Closed Mon.Assouline
35 rue Bonaparte Paris 75006
A lovely bookshop decorated like a private apartment, with polished parquet floors and comfy sofas for browsers, run by the Paris publisher of photography, art, fashion and design books, some of them beautiful coffee-table tomes wrapped in silk or packaged in Goyard trunks. The gift selection includes cashmere throws and scented candles, including one with the aroma of leather bindings and bookshelves.Musée Cernuschi
7 avenue Vélasquez Paris 8th Métro: Monceau or Villiers
A Paris city museum with an extraordinary collection of Asian art, in a former private mansion built around a colossal bronze Buddha. Closed Mon.n15 Concept Store
15 pl du Marché Saint Honoré Paris 1st
This new concept store mixes outstanding vintage couture with the latest in prêt-à-porter and accessories, in a stunning two-story, sleekly modern boutique. Pristine vintage pieces from Yves St. Laurent, Gucci, Chanel and others blend with new separates from Paris-based designers such as Martin Grant and Lucien Pellat-Finet. Accessories include shoes, bags and jewelry.Brame & Lorenceau
68 blvd Malesherbes Paris 75008 Métro: St-Augustin
Created 30 yeas ago by a merger of two galleries founded in 1864, now specializing in 19th- and 20th-century paintings, drawings and sculpture, as well as modern and contemporary art, offering works by such artists as Degas, Caillebotte, Blanche, Daumier, Carolus-Duran, Fantin-Latour, Toulouse-Lautrec, Seurat, Sisley and Rodin.Musée des Arts et Métiers
60 rue Réaumur Paris 75003 Métro: Arts et Métiers
Installed in a former medieval abbey, a marvelous presentation of more than 3,000 scientific and technological discoveries and inventions. Closed Mon.Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
2 impasse Lebouis Paris 75014 Métro: Gaîté
A foundation housing the archives of the great French photographer, offering regular temporary exhibits of work by Cartier-Bresson and other photographers. Open Tues-Fri & Sun afternoons, Sat 11 am-6 pm, closed Mon.FrenchTrotters
128 rue Vieille du Temple Paris 3rd
This beautiful store in the upper Marais is for devotees of timeless French chic, with a handpicked collection of exclusively French fashion brands—menswear, womenswear and a superb housewares collection. There are also books and hard-to-find European cosmetics brands.Loft Design By…
56 rue de Rennes Paris 75006
Sophisticated ladies, urban dandies and their cool kids will find top quality, wearable clothes in chic but classic styles at an affordable price here.Crypte Archéologique du Parvis Notre-Dame
7 place Jean-Paul II Parvis Notre-Dame Paris 4th Métro: Cité, Saint Michel
Under the square in front of Notre Dame cathedral, the archeological remains of the ancient Gallo-Roman city, discovered during excavations between 1965 and 1977. Vestiges of streets and houses, with scale models showing the evolution of the city from the Roman era. Closed Mon.Musée des Arts décoratifs
107 rue de Rivoli Paris 75001 Métro: Tuileries.
A fashion and fabric museum that is part of the semi-private museum group Les Arts Décoratifs, installed in a wing of the Louvre.