Paris Landmarks - Monuments - Museums  French Museums and Passes, France Culture and Museum Passes

France has an abundance of cultural things for you to see and do, and Paris has an astounding hundred plus museums, with over forty major museums.  For history and architectural enthusiasts, you'll see every architectural style imaginable in the buildings in Paris and around France. France landmarks, monuments and museums are plentiful, and everywhere, although many monuments are in ruins and date back centuries, it's all awesome.  A history lesson as you travel through the country of France.  Book your passes/tours for Paris and France before you leave home.  We offer all official passes/tours, just click on a card below. The Historic 'symboles de france' [symbols of France] are everywhere in Paris and around France. Other cultural activities include art galleries, gardens and parks, cultural centers, statuaries and landmarks.  French culture abounds, and Paris is the number one visited City in the world with over 75 million visitors a year.  Paris is a cultural haven, whether you want to go to the ballet, theatre, or sightseeing to the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Statue of Liberty or one of hundreds of places to visit, you'll find it all right here.  More Detailed Information on the Paris Museum Pass                  Please view the 60 plus listings of monuments, museums and other main Paris and surrounding area attractions, that are included in the Paris Museum Pass. There are over 60 monuments included in this pass, and if you have a few days to really see the sights of Paris, this is the way to go.  A great feature about this pass, besides saving you money, is that you don't have to wait in long lines, wasting your valuable vacation time to buy a ticket to get into the Louvre or one of the other heavily visited monuments.            2 Day Pass    4 Day Pass    6 Day Pass Please note prices fluctuate constantly with the US Dollar  / Euro rate of exchange   The Paris Museum Pass admits you  to over 60 museums and monuments in and around Paris including the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and the Chateaux de Versailles.  With three options to choose from : 2, 4 or 6 days.  The pass allows you to go straight to the front door and walk straight into all permanent collections.  No more standing on line!   The Advantages are: 1. Free and priority admission to permanent collections 2. Unlimited visits 3. May be purchased in advance 4. The more you visit , the more you save. 5. There is no expiration date so the pass can be used anytime.   The PARIS MUSEUM PASS will come wrapped in plastic that also contains a list of the sites included along with nearest metro stop, address, telephone, and open/closed hours - a great planning tool to maximize your Paris travel plans.   Valid for 2, 3 or 6 days, the Paris Museum pass gives free and no waiting access to 60 museums and monuments in Paris and the surrounding region.       All Paris Viste Metro   Adult & Child Passes   Paris Visité Metro Pass comes in 1 to 5 day passes both for adults and children.  The Paris Visit Pass provides unlimited rides on the transport system of the Ile-de-France region including the safe and efficient Metro, RER [regional express trains], bus [to see Paris from the window of a Parisian bus], tramway, suburban Transilien SNCF trains, Montmartre funicular, Montmartrobus, Noctambus, Optile bus system. And again, no standing online, no counting out coins, just go, anytime, anywhere.  Paris Visit Metro Pass is on sale in 1, 2, 3 and 5 consecutive days, starting any day of the week. Price are per pass, including taxes and services. Children from 4 to 11 years old half price, under 4 free. Note: The Paris Visit Pass is good from the first day of use [not from the date of purchase or delivery] until the last consecutive day. Buying Paris Visite Metro Pass in advance saves time and avoids last minute lines. Select a pass matching the length of your stay and the places you want to visit.  [ More Info ]        Loire Valley Chateaux Pass   Loire Valley Chateaux Pass is a pass for admittance to the following castles only.  This is not a tour, but admittance only to the above noted Loire Valley Chateaux.  The price for admittance to each castles is minimal, but this chateaux pass still saves you at least 50% or more per castle admittance. Chateaux admittance to 10 castles including Azay le Rideaux, Chambord & Chaumont, each one hundreds of years old.  One is undoubtedly amazed by the architecture of the buildings, by the beauty of the furniture, the artifacts and the many paintings you see there. You can't help but feel a certain emotion when exploring these awesome castles, with so many significant historical events in past centuries, and their historical figures -- kings, queens and other nobility that have long preceded us.  But you now can have a sense of what it was all about, as you visit the Chateaux of the Loire Valley. If you have at least 2 days and better if it's 3 days, to explore these beautiful castles, this is your ticket!  You can find lovely and quaint boutique hotels all through the Loire, with friendly owners, and great local cuisine and wine. Loire Valley Chateaux Tours leave from Paris with tour guide, in a mini-bus.  So sit back and really enjoy this region.      Lyon City Card from       Lyon City Card  The Lyon City Card, designed for individual customers, it is a genuine passport for exploring Lyon, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This easy-to-use card offers total freedom for making the most of your stay in Lyon.  There are two passes - Lyon 2 Day Pass or 3 Day Pass:  2 and 3 Day Passes Include:  This Card gives free admission to the most prestigious museums of Lyon, to guided tours of the city, on foot or by boat cruise tour [from April to October], a surprising visit on the roof of Fourvière Basilica, and full use of the Lyon public transit system [bus, metro and tramway].      Rhine River Valley Museum Pass   Rhine River Valley Museum Pass While visiting Strasbourg, the European Capital, use the pass to visit the local museums, and then take a tour that is so relaxing and enjoyable - the Rhine River Cruise. You'll view the Alsatian vineyards on the hillsides, the castles from long ago, and overall feeling of understanding the lives and times from hundreds of years ago. There are unending hundreds of things to do and see, but if you have the time, take this cruise from Strasbourg.  Free entrance into 150 museums in France, Germany and Switzerland including temporary exhibitions [see map].  Valid for 4 days within 1 month.  Non transferable.  Free museum entrance for children 5 years of age and younger. Includes list of all participating museums, addresses, phone # and hours of operation. List of French Museums, list of German Museums and List of Swiss Museums . Click here for information on All Passes and Tours More Detailed Information on the Paris Museum Pass                  Please view the listings of the monuments, museums and other main attractions in Paris and surrounding region, that are included in the Paris Museum Pass.  There are over 60 monuments included in this pass, and if you have a few days to really see the sights of Paris, this is the way to go.  A great feature about this pass, besides saving you money, is that you don't have to wait in long lines, wasting your valuable vacation time to buy a ticket to get into the Louvre or one of the other heavily visited monuments.  Click for 1  to 3 Day Tours from Paris The Paris Day Tours are both bus or mini-bus guided tours, and boat tours on the Seine River.  Day tour(s) are mini-bus tours from one to three days venturing out to Giverny, the Loire Valley or hundreds of other available options to select from.  Please note:  Mini-bus tours pick you up at your hotel and return you to your hotel upon completion of the tour.  On the larger bus tours, you will meet the tour bus at the Bus Terminal, located at 4 Place des Pyramids.  This is across the street from the Louvre Museum - the nearest metro is Palais Royal, that is quickly assessed from Metro stations all around Paris.