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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going to France with DD (15) for her Spring break in March.  Would love recommendations of things to do that are off the beaten path/hidden gems.  We are flying in to Paris and have the usual big items planned.  [/quote]

I'd skip the usual big items unless you want to spend half the day in queues. The Eiffel tower looks better from the ground than up it.  Smaller museums or less popular wings of the Louvres are more enjoyable. The queues to see the Mona Lisa in the past were silly. [/quote]

We walked up the Eiffel Tower and there was no line, the climb took about 20 minutes.  If you get the Museum Pass you can skip the lines at pretty much all the museums, although I do agree with you that the Louvre and the Mona Lisa in particular are a bit overwhelming with the number of people.  Going during one of the night hours periods is awesome- entire rooms at the Louvre are empty, and the Orsay is perfect.  If you are the type of person who gets "museumed out", I would recommend the Orsay and the Orangerie ahead of the Louvre- so much more manageable.  But the Louvre does have some absolutely amazing things as well, of course.  The Middle Eastern/Egyptian art in particular (probably half of it stolen by Napolean's men) is remarkable.

Unfortunately it looks like the Louvre night hours aren't available right now.

https://www.louvre.fr/en/visit/hours-admission

The Orsay's night is Thursday- open until 9:45 PM.

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/visite

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