Apart from the iconic landmarks that characterize the city, the Eiffel Tower, Versailles Palace, the Louvre Museum and the Arc de Triomphe, the ‘city of light’ offers many historical and often less crowded sites for tourists.  A baker’s dozen of Paris’s “must sees” are:
 
1) : Pont Des Arts is French for the bridge of art. This footbridge crosses the Seine River. It links the Institut de France and the central square of the Palais du Louvre. Romantic couples from all over the world visit this bridge just to fasten padlocks on the fence of that bridge. The couples then toss the keys into the Seine River below, symbolizing their eternal love.

Almost 2,000 padlocks of all shapes, colors and sizes are now locked to the bridges and engraved with messages of eternal love.
 
2) : Just across the road from the Louvre is the green lung of the Jardin des Tuileries linking the museum to the Place de la Concorde. Originally part of the Tuileries Palace it was opened to the public in 1667 and is an oasis of quiet and green in the center of the city. It is a great place to cool down after a walk round the Louvre or in the early morning with a Brioche and coffee to watch Parisiennes exercising, strolling or just doing nothing under the lush foliage of the manicured trees.
 
3) : Located in the heart of Champs Elysées at the corner of Avenue Georges V, just steps from the Arc de Triomphe is the building of Louis Vuitton that offers a mixture of fashion, luxury, art and architecture. 

Early 20th century, this building was the world’s largest travel accessory store. In October 2005, the building was renovated and today it remains the crown jewel of the most beautiful avenue in the world. Louis Vuitton offers you a huge variety of leather goods from handbags, luggage, wallets, clothing, shoes and accessories not to mention the spectacular window display.
 
4) : It comes as a surprise to many that there are at least five Statues of Liberty (or more correctly, Liberty Enlightening the World, and only one is in New York; the rest are in France. Created by Jean Charles Bartholdi, a smaller version stands on the Ile aux Cygnes near the Eiffel Tower. A much smaller version — nearly life size — stands in  the Jardin du Luxembourg and is probably the original mock up. The original plaster, the first project (286 cm) finished in 1878 by Auguste Bartholdi that was used to make the famous statue in New York is in the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris.

On the square outside the Musée des Arts et Métiers’s entrance is a bronze made from this plaster No. 1 from an original edition of 12. Visit the Ile aux Cygnes on one of the open-top bateaux mouches that ply the Seine and take in Notre Dame Cathedral as well.
 
5) : If you’re a fan of musicals and live shows, you cannot miss the one hour 30 minutes show that features more than four main scenes with 69 songs and 60 Doriss Girls, 1000 new costumes of feathers, rhinestones and sequins, amazing international attractions, the famous French Cancan.
 
6) : Montmartre is French for “mountain of the martyr” and is located in the north of Pari.  Montmartre is a hill that reaches a height of about 130 meters where it leads you to Sacré-Coeur, a white dome where the Roman Catholic basilica sits at the highest point in Paris; this church is visited by millions of tourists each year.

A few blocks from the basilica, you’ll find a huge square called the Place du Tertre where it’s surrounded with traditional restaurants and where Parisian artists sit and display their artwork for sale.
 
7) : Located at 31 Rue Cambon, the apartment is on top of the Chanel boutique and couture salon, where models used to show the fashion collection to potential buyers. Today, the apartment is used for media interviews; fashion shoots and is a tourist visit. It was said that Coco never slept in this apartment and this is the reason behind not having a bedroom in it, she had a private suite at the Ritz and used to sleep there for she was afraid to sleep alone.
 
8) : Despite the American roots; Euro Disney is the best example of European amusement parks. Experience a super-fun, stress-free adventure that will fill your days with enough magic to last forever. Enjoy the Disney rides or, you can visit Walt Disney Studio — the magical world of cinema and television, featuring thrilling attractions and impressive shows

The Euro Disney complex contains two theme parks, seven resort hotels, six associated hotels, a golf course, railway station and a new town: Val d'Europe.
 
9)If you’re interested in ancient history, art and architecture, you have to visit the Versailles Palace located 20 kilometers outside of Paris, gave it a huge land to sit on. The Palace was the house of Louis XIV, also known as The Sun King and his wife Marie-Antoinette, the Austrian princess.

Today, visitors to Versailles can visit much of the interior of this spectacular palace, as well as its world-famous garden.
 
10) Also known as Institut du Monde Arabe, the Arabian Museum is located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. Institute also at promoting cooperation and cultural exchanges between France and the Arab world, particularly in the areas of science and technology, thus contributing to development of relations between the Arab world and Europe.
 
11) A stroll down this prestigious avenue is a Paris must do. It is a delightful experience at any time of day, but especially in the evening. Luxury specialty shops on the sides are open late. You will also find cafes, restaurants and cinemas that are quite appealing and seem a bit out-of-place. You can also see the Arc de Triomphe standing at the end of the avenue.
 
12)  One of Paris’ biggest and best traditional French food markets. Here you can find Seasonal fruits and vegetables cover tabletops, flowers, bread, cheese and meat. As Paris is well known as the gastronomical capital of the world, you can see French chefs of Paris weigh, squeeze, sniff and taste their produce and meats.
 
13) is a park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris with an amusement park in the north. It was originally an ancient oak forest but with time is turned to a lake view tourist attraction. At night, the Bois de Boulogne transforms itself completely and turns into Paris red district.

In weekends the park is filled with outdoors activities, such as biking, jogging, boat rowing, horseback riding, remote control speedboats and picnics.
 
And one Paris “don’t do.” The Boulevard Périphérique — the notorious concentric ring roads that circles Paris are, after 6.30 am, probably Europe’s second biggest car parks, only beaten by London’s equivalent the M25! If you have to use it, early starts are advisable. Trains and the Metro are easy, fast and a better alternative.