Looking for new experiences in Paris!

• Musee Guimet and Musee Galliera and the galleries surrounding them.

• Memorial de la Shoah and the bookseller stands along the quai de l'hotel de ville.

• The furniture rooms at the Louvre.

My favorite neighborhood is always overlooked on this page, and I'm not sure why. I love the 9th, with its beautiful Hausmann buildings and Galeries Lafayette dome and Rue des Martyrs Sunday market and easy walk to Montmartre.
Have you taken any cooking classes? There is a good English-speaking class right on the Seine in the 4th called La Cuisine Paris with a wide variety of classes. I took the soufflé one and discovered I am better at eating them than making them ;)

Auction house Richeleu Drouot.

Have you been to Parc de Science at la .Villette? Or the Pavillon de l'Arsenal, which is free and all about Paris? Or St. Denis? Or Chateau Malmaison? Or the Musee de Montmartre? There is usually a photography exhibit, free, at Hotel de Ville reached through the rue de Rivoli entrance. What about the super deluxe "grocery" store, Fauchon, at Place de la Madeleine? Eye popping food displays the like of which you will have trouble finding elsewhere. The arch at la Defense should be open to the public again sometime this year. Good view and usually a small art exhibit. One other I can think of ..... the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs at the Louvre, entrance on rue de Rivoli.

My suggestions:
Marche Bastille on Thurs & Sunday (food, etc) and Saturday (arts and crafts)
take a boat ride up the Canal St. Martin (or stroll the banks)
Basilica St. Denis
Museum Nissim Camondo & Park Monceau
Bois de Boulogne
concert at La Madeline or Ste. Chappelle
organ recital at various churches
Vanves flea market
La Defense
see the view from top of Montparnasse tower
discover the historic covered Passages (Gallerie Vivienne, Vero-Dodat, Grand Cerf, Panoramas)
explore more of the Marais!

Parc Monceau is in lovely area and a few blocks from both Cathedral Nevsky (where Picasso was married) and Jacquemart-Andre which is absolutely gorgeous! Lovely to see this former home which now has spectacular art exhibits (advance tickets recommended) and, a charming cafe where locals enjoy Sunday brunch.

i stayed near Gare St. lazare in a wonderful Airbnb and the owner recommended the Musee de Comondo (sp). We were not able to go, but I know others who have, and really liked it.

If you haven't been to Basilica St. Denis, this is a must. It is on the 13 line. We like to do random neighborhood walks built around an interesting outlying church or a free concert or just seeing what is at the end of the line.
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There are lots of really good self guided walking tours. One of our favorites was of the architecture in the 16th with a particular focus on the work of Hector Guimard who did the old art deco metro stations like Port Dauphine. The Corbussier house and museum is also on this walk; you can tour the house. We also loved a stroll in the Butte Aux Cailles and locating and visiting Lafayette's Tomb in Picpus Cemetery.

If you haven't been to Basilica St. Denis, this is a must. It is on the 13 line. We like to do random neighborhood walks built around an interesting outlying church or a free concert or just seeing what is at the end of the line.
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There are lots of really good self guided walking tours. One of our favorites was of the architecture in the 16th with a particular focus on the work of Hector Guimard who did the old art deco metro stations like Port Dauphine. The Corbussier house and museum is also on this walk; you can tour the house. We also loved a stroll in the Butte Aux Cailles and locating and visiting Lafayette's Tomb in Picpus Cemetery.

If you haven't been to Basilica St. Denis, this is a must. It is on the 13 line. We like to do random neighborhood walks built around an interesting outlying church or a free concert or just seeing what is at the end of the line.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/category/paris/
There are lots of really good self guided walking tours. One of our favorites was of the architecture in the 16th with a particular focus on the work of Hector Guimard who did the old art deco metro stations like Port Dauphine. The Corbussier house and museum is also on this walk; you can tour the house. We also loved a stroll in the Butte Aux Cailles and locating and visiting Lafayette's Tomb in Picpus Cemetery.

If you haven't been to Basilica St. Denis, this is a must. It is on the 13 line. We like to do random neighborhood walks built around an interesting outlying church or a free concert or just seeing what is at the end of the line.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/category/paris/
There are lots of really good self guided walking tours. One of our favorites was of the architecture in the 16th with a particular focus on the work of Hector Guimard who did the old art deco metro stations like Port Dauphine. The Corbussier house and museum is also on this walk; you can tour the house. We also loved a stroll in the Butte Aux Cailles and locating and visiting Lafayette's Tomb in Picpus Cemetery.

If you haven't been to Basilica St. Denis, this is a must. It is on the 13 line. We like to do random neighborhood walks built around an interesting outlying church or a free concert or just seeing what is at the end of the line.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/category/paris/
There are lots of really good self guided walking tours. One of our favorites was of the architecture in the 16th with a particular focus on the work of Hector Guimard who did the old art deco metro stations like Port Dauphine. The Corbussier house and museum is also on this walk; you can tour the house. We also loved a stroll in the Butte Aux Cailles and locating and visiting Lafayette's Tomb in Picpus Cemetery.

Even though you have been to Paris 10 times, it doesn't sound as if you have scratched the surface of any neighborhoods.
Do you rely on "top ten lists" from bloggers, magazine articles or forums like these? If so, most of them repeat the same information, which will get you nowhere fast.

Why not buy a good street map - "Paris par Arrondissement - L'Indispensable", around 6 EU at any newsstand - and go to the nearest Metro station and just go get lost. This is an excellent map, and you will always find your way home again, because all the streets are listed.

Just go wandering around - you'll always see things that will amaze you in Paris.

Serendipity! My Paris: Seduced by the Marais appears in today's NY Times and focuses on the historical markers still present there.

Have you seen Arenys de Lutece? It's a Roman ampitheater, now part of a fairly small park. It's a nice place to take a sack lunch mid day and sit on the steps with Paris workers and watch local kids play soccer.

Sewer museum. No, really, it's slightly aromatic but shows early technology serving the people. Les miserables, and all that. Note its eccentric hours, closed on Thursday and Friday. http://next.paris.fr/english/english/visit-the-paris-sewer-system/rub_8118_actu_130854_port_19237

Thanks for these ideas. I have been/done most but not all of these excellent suggestions. I would love to have a few more ideas of streets/neighborhoods. Last trip, I rode bus lines to get an idea of different neighborhoods but that was rather random. I also do A LOT of walking. I've gotten to know the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th pretty well so the suggestion of the 9th and 10th was great! Have only gone to the Bastille Market in the 12th - any other particular streets to visit?

OH, what about a good place to listen to jazz?

Thanks.

How about the Musee Marmottan for Monet? I second the Musee Jacquemart-Andre recommendation, and wish we'd taken time for a treat in the tea room there when we visited.

Or Jacques Genin's beautiful boutique for chocolates and caramels in the northern Marais (3rd arr.)? http://jacquesgenin.fr/fr/jacques-genin/ There's a small tea room in this location, and we had a very nice experience there one wintry day. M. Genin was working there in the upstairs kitchen, and we were able to meet him and chat for a few minutes. That was a thrill for me.

There's also a Poilâne cafe in the 3rd called Cuisine de Bar, known for tartines on their famed bread. We had an abundant formule brunch there - one of us ordering breakfast, the other a lunch tartine - and we shared it all. So good! 38 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Do you read David Lebovitz's blog? He has great recommendations: http://www.davidlebovitz.com

Enjoy!
Laurie

I don't mean to be a pain in the arse... but it's Cordon "Bleu"... not Blue.

You can Google "marches volants" in Paris. These list all the outdoor markets in every arrondissement.

Every year I try new boulangeries, too, using the winners of the Best Baguette in Paris competition, from many different neighborhoods (first place winner gets the contract for the Elysée Palace).
Here are the top 4 in 2016:
1. CHARLES Florian et REYDELLET Mickael, La Parisienne - 48, rue Madame (VIe).
2. FRAYSSE Alexandre, Boulangerie de Lourmel - 121, avenue Félix-Faure (XVe).
3. M. KOUROUGKLI, Le Grenier à Pain - 33 bis, rue Saint-Amand (XVe).
4. PLANCHAIS Alexandre, Boulangerie Alexine - 40, rue Lepic (XVIIIe)
If you are interested in music in extraordinary architectural sites, the season at the Chateau de Versailles will be in full swing when you are there. Book in advance for the Opera Royale and Chapelle Royale, on the Chateau de Versailles website. Easy access by RER.
It's a shame you won't be in Paris at the end of February for the huge Salon d'Agriculture. The numerous varieties of animal breeds in France are amazing, entered in the competitions by the agriculteurs from all over the country. Also produce, olive oils, etc. It's part state fair, part national celebration of the sources of French cuisine and rural life.
Have a great trip!

We visited Canal St. Martin on a Saturday morning and it was lovely and neighborhoody. We've used these Paris Walk cards to see and learn things about neighborhoods, local history, etc. Each card can be placed in your pocket and off you go. Map on one side, interesting info on the other.

Paris City Walks: 50 Adventures on Foot