Tuesday to Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm (last admissions: 5 pm)

Thursday, to 9 pm (last admission: 8 pm)

Closed Mondays

Ticket: 14 €

The Musée Marmottan Monet (16th Arrondissement) not only has over 300 Monets, but the museum’s also filled with tons of Napoleonic Era (First Empire) paintings, bronzes, furniture, and art. Walking around the museum is like stepping back in time. Much like parts of the Louvre. You don’t have to be a huge fan of Napoleon (like myself) to enjoy the first and second levels of the museum. That being said, the real treat is the basement, where the walls are lined with the creator of Impressionism’s many masterpieces.

The Museum is surprisingly not as visited so expect more privacy than at the city’s other major art museums. It’s also at the edge of a massive and quiet park, the Bois de Boulogne, far from the hustle and bustle of the Avenues near the Seine. If walking from the City though, you’ll pass through the Jardin du Ranelagh.

The Museum started out as a hunting lodge at the edge of the city in the 1500s. It actually stayed at the edge of the city for quite some time, which seems hard to believe now. It then became a Chateau, and then two more Chateaus. But of course, the Revolution dismembered the property and sold off the holdings. But eventually a mansion was built there and then occupied by an art lover whose son made it into a museum in 1934.

Nearby: Place du Trocadéro, Pont du Bir Hakeim, Eiffel Tower