"Masculine" activities for Hubby and Son in Paris

Sorry my son is 12!

Okay, 12 year old boy. Now...I'm trying to think of something you would not have already seen together as a family.... How about The Catacombs?! But don't let him see the film first, or he may not want to go! or maybe it will whet his appetite!?

Dad will like it, too.

Thanks Kent, that is a great idea!

I'm shocked that no one has suggested the Paris "sewer tour" yet. If that isn't a 'man-thing' I don't know what is!

Men and sewers...don't know if we wanta go there.

The Science Museum at La Villette has lots of interactive exhibits that a 12 year-old would like, and getting there by boat on the Canal St. Martin would be fun for him, too, as well as for your husband.

Thank you for all the great suggestions everyone! I forget that riding the public transit is a fun activity in of itself!

Lisa, like you said, my son who was about 14 at the time, loved riding the metro. The guys also did the catacombs, Paris sewer tour and climbed the towers of Notre Dame (this took awhile because of the lines). My husband also enjoyed Napoleon's Tomb-Les Invalides and the grounds of the Rodin Paris Museum (The Thinker statue). Have fun making lifetime memories with your family--we did!

A couple of other options would be climbing the Arc de Triomphe or visiting Pere Lachaise Cemetery.

Lisa,
Army museum is cool. The catacombs were very macho and I think the sewer tour is a good idea.... very interesting in fact.