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Eiffel Tower
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) Scaling this oversized Lego set should be top of every kid's
itinerary.
16e; adult/child €19.50/12.50; 10am-6 or 7pm; Trocadéro)
One of Europe's most-
ambitious aquariums, containing over 500 slippery species. The shark tank's a guaran-
teed winner.
Corentin Cariou, 19e; 10am-6pm Tue-Sat, to 7pm Sun; Porte de la Villette)
Hands-on
science exhibits, two cinemas, a planetarium and even a 1950s submarine.
French; 57 rue Cuvier, 5e; Censier Daubenton or Gare d'Austerlitz)
Paris' excellent Natur-
al History Museum has life-sized stuffed elephants and giraffes in one building, dinosaur
skeletons in the other.
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Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes
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) Wildlife-watching in the centre of
Paris, plus a maze to lose the kids in.
STE-CHAPELLE
Chapel
( 4 bd du Palais, 1er; adult/child €8/free; 9.30am-5 or 6pm; Cité)
The most ex-
quisite of Paris' Gothic monuments, Ste-Chapelle is tucked away within the walls of
the Palais de Justice (Law Courts). Built in just under three years (compared with
nearly 200 years for Notre Dame), Ste-Chapelle was consecrated in 1248. The
chapel was conceived by Louis IX to house his personal collection of holy relics
(now kept in the treasury of Notre Dame).
A joint ticket with the Conciergerie (
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) costs €11.
CONCIERGERIE
Monument
( 2 bd du Palais, 1er; adult/child €7/free; 9.30am-5 or 6pm; Cité)
Built as a
royal palace in the 14th century for the concierge of the Palais de la Cité, the Conci-
ergerie was the main prison during the Reign of Terror (1793-94) and was used to
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