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15 Museum Visits in Paris to Build a Day Around

60 tours  ·  from $20

The 15 best museum visits you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.

Paris: Louvre Museum Timed-Entrance Ticket - Choosing your entrance at the Louvre
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Paris: Louvre Museum Timed-Entrance Ticket

1.Louvre Museum Timed-Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 71,977 reviews · from $26Our pick

Book a timed Louvre entry ticket for $26 and enter through the Pyramid, Porte des Lions, or Carrousel entrance. You get access to the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions, but not a guide or audio guide. Plan your route before arrival because the museum is enormous.

“I liked that we could just turn up at our allocated time and go straight in without trying to work out how to purchase tickets. Get there at 15 mins before your time though as each time slot line is long.”

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Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access - The Louvre highlights in about two and a half hours
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Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access

2.Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12,023 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86

Spend about three hours touring the Louvre with an English-speaking guide, audio headset, and reserved museum entry. Choose a shared, small-group, or private option. Guides such as Omar, Nazli, Summer, and Natalia are praised for clear stories, humor, and smart crowd advice.

“It was a fantastic tour of the Louvre all thanks to our guide Nazli. We’ve been on tours before but her incredible knowledge, passion, humor and insights went above and beyond. She even spent extra time with us after the end of the official tour to show us a few things as we had more questions.. That was incredible. We tried to tip her but she refused, said she was just passionate about her work. Fantastic experience we will not forget! Thank you Nazli”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise - Inside the Louvre: choose your priorities early
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Paris: Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise

3.Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9,926 reviews · 1 day · from $100

Meet an English-speaking host at Benlux on Rue de Rivoli for scheduled Louvre entry, then explore the museum independently with a digital audio guide. Later, take a one-hour Seine cruise with multilingual commentary. The cruise timing is flexible, but you arrange your own transport between both activities.

“My experience was great. One more check mark on my bucket list.”

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Les Invalides: Napoleon's Tomb & Army Museum Entry - Entering the Dome Church and Napoleon’s tomb
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Les Invalides: Napoleon’s Tomb & Army Museum Entry

4.Les Invalides: Napoleon’s Tomb & Army Museum Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9,185 reviews · 1 day · from $20Best value

Visit Les Invalides at your own pace with entry to Napoleon’s tomb, the Army Museum, the Plans-Reliefs Museum, the Order of the Liberation Museum, and temporary exhibitions. Allow at least three hours, and preferably most of a day, for the full site.

“Very interesting. Learn much about the French resistance and how they helped turn the tide of WWII. The amount of women involved was impressive.”

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Louvre Museum - Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included) - Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and the headline works
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Louvre Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included)

5.Louvre Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,296 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $181Top rated

Meet your guide at the Louvre Pyramid for a 2.5-hour English tour through major masterpieces and quieter galleries. Guides such as Lee, Ivana, Eduardo, and Lou are praised for clear stories and good pacing. Choose a private or small-group option, then keep exploring on your own.

“Our guide Eduardo was fantastic. He move quickly and obviously had to show us the most famous pieces but he also took us to the lesser known but equally important pieces. He provided excellent background on the artwork and placed things in context with our current society. He packed so much information in and was a joy to spend time with.”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Hosted Entry and Mona Lisa Audioguide - What timed entry really gives you
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Paris: Louvre Museum Hosted Entry and Mona Lisa Audioguide

6.Louvre Museum Hosted Entry and Mona Lisa Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5,235 reviews · 1 day · from $81

Meet an English-speaking host at 174 Rue de Rivoli, enter the Louvre with a timed ticket, then explore independently. Use the supplied English audio guide app for the Mona Lisa and selected masterpieces. Bring your own headphones, arrive 10 minutes early, and allow time for security.

“It was really nice. although you need atleast 3-4 days to cover everything”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces - Finding the Kiosque des Noctambules
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Paris: Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces

7.Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,536 reviews · 2 hours · from $79

Join an English or Portuguese-speaking guide for a two-hour Louvre highlights tour covering the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, royal palace foundations, and lesser-known works. Guides such as Sophie, Gabriela, Megan, and Lucia are praised for lively storytelling. Stay inside to explore after the tour.

“The tour guide he was amazing!! The price could have been a lot lower!!”

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Paris Museum Pass: 2, 4, or 6 Days - Collecting the pass near the Louvre
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Paris Museum Pass: 2, 4, or 6 Days

8.Paris Museum Pass: 2, 4, or 6 Days

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 4,421 reviews · 2 - 6 days · from $129

You collect a 2, 4, or 6-day Paris Museum Pass near the Louvre and use it for permanent exhibitions at more than 60 museums and monuments, including the Louvre, Orsay, Versailles, Sainte-Chapelle, and the Arc de Triomphe. A Seine cruise is available with selected passes.

“I was able to make my money back using the museum pass but if you’re only interested in the popular touristy places it’s not really worth it just because they don’t have free reservations left for most of them”

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Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour - Meeting near the Louvre Pyramid
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Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour

9.Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,960 reviews · from $114

Spend two focused hours with a licensed guide at the Louvre, using priority entry to reach the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Egyptian antiquities, Napoleon's apartments, and major paintings. Guides such as Ivan, Benedict, and Frederic are praised for lively explanations, though the route and group size can vary.

“The guide was funny and wealth of knowledge. Took us to so many spots we probably would have missed. Thank you.”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Guided Tour with Skip-the-Ticket-Line - What fast-track entry really saves you
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Paris: Louvre Museum Guided Tour with Skip-the-Ticket-Line

10.Louvre Museum Guided Tour with Skip-the-Ticket-Line

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,407 reviews · from $76

Meet your English- or Spanish-speaking guide at the Louvre Pyramid for a 2 to 2.5-hour small-group tour. See the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, and Italian Renaissance works, then stay inside to explore on your own.

“Overall it was great but there was still so much to see so I think extending the time to cover more would make it even better”

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Louvre Museum and Seine River Cruise Tickets by e-mail - The masterpieces on the suggested route
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Louvre Museum and Seine River Cruise Tickets by e-mail

11.Louvre Museum and Seine River Cruise Tickets by e-mail

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 1,315 reviews · from $57

Visit the Louvre with timed admission and explore masterpieces including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory of Samothrace. A one-hour Seine cruise is also included, usable on another day within six months. Ticket delivery and cruise meeting details need careful checking.

“Not very clear as to the point of departure on the boat, by the time we got to the wrong point I had to abandon this part of the trip, with a bad back and walking with a stick it was too much to walk back, I am sure it would have been enjoyable.”

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Louvre Museum - Highlights Tour with Mona Lisa - Walking beneath the Louvre Pyramid
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Louvre Museum – Highlights Tour with Mona Lisa

12.Louvre Museum – Highlights Tour with Mona Lisa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,249 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $95

Follow an English-speaking guide through the Louvre’s grand rooms to see the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, Michelangelo’s Slaves, and major paintings by David, Delacroix, and Géricault. Guides such as Avi, Omar, Claire, and Laurence are praised for clear storytelling, while the short format keeps your visit focused.

“What can I say? Our visit was nothing short of perfect! We are still talking about it some hours later. Mauro was a great guide, and his passion for history and art was impressive! We would recommend this tour with Mauro to everyone.”

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Louvre Museum Ticket & Optional Seine River Cruise - Getting your QR tickets and reaching the Louvre
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Louvre Museum Ticket & Optional Seine River Cruise

13.Louvre Museum Ticket & Optional Seine River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,169 reviews · from $25

Book timed Louvre admission and explore at your own pace, with an optional one-hour Seine cruise from the Eiffel Tower. Your QR tickets arrive by email or WhatsApp the day before. No guide is included, and the Louvre time slot may shift by up to an hour.

“Our hotel was 25 min away from tour. We ordered an uber to ensure we would be on time and even gave ourselves an hour and 15 min so could have coffee/be sure and be on time. Due to multiple transportation issues and an accident on road we missed our time by 15 miRead more”

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Paris: Entrance Ticket to the Chocolate Museum - Watching chocolate change in the modern era
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Paris: Entrance Ticket to the Chocolate Museum

14.Entrance Ticket to the Chocolate Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,105 reviews · 1 day · from $21

At Le Musée Gourmand du Chocolat, explore 850 square meters of chocolate history, from the Olmecs to modern craft. Watch a virtual demonstration by two Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, taste praline and ganache, and let children follow a treasure hunt. The self-guided visit takes place at 28 Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle.

“It's was a lovely experience...you can learn a lot about the history of chocolate, they have an activity book for kids and you can eat plenty of chocolate during your visit.”

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Paris: Guided Tour of the Must-Sees of the Louvre Museum - Getting inside with reserved Louvre admission
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Paris: Guided Tour of the Must-Sees of the Louvre Museum

15.Guided Tour of the Must-Sees of the Louvre Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,021 reviews · 1h 30m · from $82

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, then follow a focused 90-minute route through the Louvre. You’ll see the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory, plus Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Renaissance, and French art. Guides such as Sara, Anthony, Ivan, and Sylvanie are praised for clear storytelling.

“Erelle gave us a really cool tour and then ended with some boulongerie recommendations.”

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