Canal Saint-Martin
Quai de Jemmapes, 75010 Paris
Napoleon ordered this canal built in 1802 to bring fresh drinking water to a Paris ravaged by cholera and dysentery.
Luxembourg Gardens
Rue de Médicis, 6th Arr., Paris, 75006, France
Marie de' Medici was homesick.
Pont Neuf
Pont Neuf, 1st Arr., Paris, 75001, France
The "New Bridge" is the oldest standing bridge in Paris, which is exactly the kind of contradiction the French enjoy.
Rue Cler Market Street
Rue Cler, 7th Arr., Paris, 75007, France
Rick Steves calls this the best market street in Paris, and he's not wrong.
Tuileries Garden
Place de la Concorde, 8th Arr., Paris, 75001, France
This garden stretches from the Louvre to the Place de la Concorde like a green carpet unrolled through the heart of Paris.
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