Paris

hi again. no not really. but they did makeup alot of my trip there. I have a background in Art/Architecture and Europe was about 90% of what i studied for 2 years. So to see all of the stuff i read in Jansens book makes me appreciate that much more and i can say taht in real life its was waaaaay better. In the MO (musee d orsay) they had some AWSOME art decco? furniture and room settings. IF you like wood work or would love to see what someone that has $$$ and time could do, it was sooo coool. Im my wildest dreams i wish i could do 1% of what was done there. Since you appear to have certain interests, i would google "things to do and see in Paris" and go from there. you should be able to figure out how much time it will take to do/see thing. If you like the seedier side of life you can go to the RLD (Red Light District) and have people want you to come in a entertain a lady. There the Moulin Rouge there too. I wanted to go, but didnt have the proper clothes for it, but next time. There is sooooooo much history there too. why not say what youre interested in instead of beating aroud the bush? you will get more direct answers and probably more helpful hints on if you should go or not. THEres more to Europe than Paris (sorry Parisians) but only you will know what floats your boat and unless you let us in on that secret, we can only GUESS and ASSUME you will like the same thing as everyone else. if you are a foodie, i would think that Paris is nervana. I loved having 2 fresh crossionts every day! The bread was out oh this world. i thought that everything i ate was waaaaay better than here. i would have to add too that "its the experience" of being there. happy trails.

Definitely not. You could never step foot in a museum and still never run out of fun things to do in Paris. Do you have to love museums to enjoy Philadelphia, San Francisco or NYC?

One thing I have learned about visiting museums is to take a private guide. One who is well versed in art, art history & European history - it makes a world of difference! Without one we would walk through a museum and look and say nice. A guide will bring the work to life - they call tell you things like - in one Toulouse Lautrec "poster" that was on a wall near the front door to one of the places in Monmartre he painted his drinking buddies, the man with the big red nose is Oscar Wilde and he painted himself in the scene from behind. Or we learned that certain models were favorites and could be found in several paintings. Sometimes a museum is about the architecture as well as the art - the Louvre - an amazing palace! We prefer smaller museums or we tackle large ones like the the Louvre piecemeal - do a "best of" tour - one does not have to spend an entire day in a museum - we usually set a time limit. As other have said - one can spend a very long time in Paris and not set foot in a museum - Paris is a fantastic city to be taken in - enjoy your time there.

Visit Giverny, where Monet lived and painted. Gorgeous gardens. Go to MiniFrance and see all the famous places in France. Take the Paris Walks Chocolate Tour. Yummy. Rent a bike and pedal through the Bois de Boulogne for a day. Go shopping in a market. Later have a picnic dinner on the steps of the Trocadero and watch the Eiffel Tower twinkle on the hour. Walk along the Seine after dark and enjoy all the floodlit monuments. I love, love museums, but I'd love Paris if there weren't any there at all.

Also in Paris: walk the aquaduct, take a trip up the St. Martin canal through the locks. Take day trips to Reims (champagne country), Malmaison, Chartres. Visit the palaces of Versailles and Fontainebleau. Lots, lots to do and never go into a museum--though they have some pretty awesome museums. Happy travels. Devra

I agree wholeheartedly with everyone's excellent replies. Your question is almost like asking "I don't want to eat cheesesteaks or see the Liberty Bell. Is it possible for me to enjoy a visit to Philadelphia?" Just because Paris is famous for its museums, doesn't mean that there aren't a TON of other attractions, including (as several others said above), the attraction of just wandering around and soaking in the beauty and ambiance of the city. I'll also add that if you are thinking of "museums" as fine arts only (painting and sculpture, like the Louvre or the Musee D'Orsay), remember that there are also museums of musical instruments, cinema, the history of Paris, and all sorts of other things. One I liked was the Museum of Counterfeits, near the Bois du Boulogne. They not only have fake designer purses, but also more sinister things, like fake car parts and medicines that have caused injuries and deaths.

There's even an air and space museum at the original Paris airport, Le Bourgette (sp?), where Charles Lindbergh landed. Although I agree with others that there's SO much more to do in Paris than just museums. I've been many times and am still finding things to do!