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Not boring things to do in Paris

80 things to actually do in Paris, not just sights to look at: clubs and cabarets, day trips, swimming in the Seine, food, offbeat spots and the year's festivals. Each was recommended in forum threads or locals' guides and checked against an official source in October 2026.

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Paris sights worth itThe big names are on here, but each comes with the one tip that makes it better: the free nave at Notre-Dame, the late opening at the Louvre, booking the Catacombs well ahead.
Food & drink in ParisNot a restaurant list: things to eat and drink that are part of how Paris lives.
Paris nightlifeParis after dark is more than the Moulin Rouge (which is on here too).
Day trips from ParisEverything here is a day out by train from central Paris, sorted by distance: theme parks, Monet's garden, climbing boulders in a royal forest, a château with Europe's biggest stables, and champagne cellars in Reims..
Outdoor things to do in ParisParis is best enjoyed outside: swimming in the Seine in summer, rowing on a lake in the woods, captaining a small electric boat up a canal, walking an old railway line, and picnicking where Parisians do..
Unusual things to do in ParisThe places that come up when people ask for something different: a Roman arena where locals play boules, a museum of antique fairground rides you can ride, a taxidermy shop from 1831, the city's sewers, a hidden cemetery with Lafayette's grave..
Paris festivals and eventsThe yearly moments worth planning a trip around: music on every street corner on 21 June, all-night firemen's balls on Bastille Day, the Montmartre grape harvest, the farm show, and swimming in the Seine in summer.
Free things to do in ParisParis is expensive, but a lot of its best moments cost nothing: free museums, a Roman arena, a hilltop park with a view of the whole city, swimming in the river in summer, festivals that fill the streets..

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