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filled with Pirates of the Caribbean-like ship models, some the size of small cars. Start
withthefull-sizedpartybargemadeforNapoleonin1810,thenfollowamoreorlesschro-
nological display of ship construction, from Roman vessels to modern cruise ships. Few
English explanations make the free audioguide essential.
Cost and Hours: €7, ages 26 and under free, includes audioguide, covered by Mu-
seum Pass; Mon and Wed-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-19:00, closed Tue; on left side
of Place du Trocadéro with your back to Eiffel Tower, tel. 01 53 65 69 69, www.musee-
marine.fr .
Paris Sewer Tour (Les Egouts de Paris)
Discover what happens after you flush. This quick, interesting, and slightly stinky visit
(a perfumed hanky helps) takes you along a few hundred yards of water tunnels in the
world's first underground sewer system. Pick up the helpful English self-guided tour, then
drop down into Jean Valjean's world of tunnels, rats, and manhole covers. (Victor Hugo
was friends with the sewer inspector when he wrote Les Misérables .) You'll pass well-or-
ganized displays with extensive English information explaining the history of water dis-
tribution and collection in Paris, from Roman times to the present. The evolution of this
amazing network of sewers is surprisingly fascinating. More than 1,500 miles of tunnels
carry 317 million gallons of water daily through this underworld. It's the world's longest
sewer system—so long, they say, that if it was laid out straight, it would stretch from Paris
all the way to Istanbul.
Ask in the gift shop about the slideshow and occasional tours in English. WCs are
just beyond the gift shop.
Cost and Hours: €4.30, covered by Museum Pass, May-Sept Sat-Wed 11:00-17:00,
Oct-April Sat-Wed 11:00-16:00, closed Thu-Fri, located where Pont de l'Alma greets the
LeftBank—ontherightsideofthebridgeasyoufacetheriver,Mo:Alma-Marceau,RER:
Pont de l'Alma, tel. 01 53 68 27 81.
▲▲▲ Army Museum and Napoleon's Tomb (Musée de l'Armée)
The Hôtel des Invalides—a former veterans' hospital topped by a golden dome—houses
Napoleon'sover-the-top-ornatetomb,aswellasEurope'sgreatestmilitarymuseum.Visit-
ingthe ArmyMuseum'sdifferent sections, youcan watch the art ofwarunfoldfromstone
axes to Axis powers.
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