Hi. We're taking our granddaughter to Paris next June. She'll be 12 years old. I had planned to follow Rick Steves' advice and purchase the Paris Museum Pass for just my wife and I, as children are free at most museums. The down side to this, however, is that we won't get to bypass the lines. Apparently we'll have to wait in line just to get the free entrance pass for our granddaughter at each location.
In talking to some good friends who have been to Paris many times, they strongly advised that we buy a pass for our granddaughter anyway, for just this reason. As they put it, "how much value do you place on your limited time in Paris?" An excellent point.
So I put it to my fellow travelers here. Is it worth it to purchase a pass for a 12 year old, even though she would be free at most locations, to save time by bypassing the lines? I'm thinking in particular about the Louvre, though I imagine other locations may also have long lines. We'll be traveling next June, and will have a week in Paris before moving on to Normandy and the Loire Valley. Thank you.
-Bob