Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Chelles, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Animals and farms
Parc zoologique de Paris · Paris
On the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, the Parc zoologique de Paris spreads more than 3,000 animals across five biozones: Africa, Amazonia-Guiana, Europe, Madagascar and Patagonia.
Pools, beaches and water
Center Parcs Villages Nature Paris · Bailly-Romainvilliers (77)
Without staying overnight, a day ticket gives access to Aqua Mundo, the heated water park at Villages Nature, with its slides and outdoor lagoon.
Museums and science
Musée des Arts et Métiers · Paris
In the museum's former church, Foucault's pendulum swings beneath the aircraft of Clément Ader and Blériot, hanging from the vaulted ceiling.
Museums and science
Rosny-Rail · Rosny-sous-Bois (93)
On the platform level of Rosny-sous-Bois station, enthusiastic volunteers show visitors round a small railway museum with the atmosphere of an old-time station.
Animals and farms
Ferme de Paris · Paris
In the Bois de Vincennes, this five-hectare municipal farm organically raises Gascon pigs, Ouessant sheep, rabbits and a whole farmyard of poultry.
Museums and science
Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace · Le Bourget (93)
In the former Le Bourget air terminal, the halls line up First World War aircraft, prototypes and Ariane rockets, while giant planes stand on the tarmac.
Leisure parks
Disneyland Paris · Coupvray (77)
The resort has two parks: Disneyland Park, with its castle and Fantasyland for little ones, and Disney Adventure World, the former Studios park renamed in March 2026 with the opening of an…
Animals and farms
Aquarium tropical du Palais de la Porte Dorée · Paris
In the basement of the Palais de la Porte Dorée, an Art Deco building from 1931, the aquarium brings together more than 300 species in over 80 tanks.
Museums and science
Musée des Arts Forains · Paris
In the former wine warehouses of Bercy, a guide shows you rooms full of century-old merry-go-rounds, automata and funfair stalls.
Museums and science
Grande Galerie de l'Évolution · Paris
Beneath the great glass roof, a long caravan of taxidermy animals crosses the nave, from the giraffe to the elephant, while the lower level is devoted to marine life.
Museums and science
Musée Grévin · Paris
More than 250 wax figures await visitors, from sports stars to cartoon heroes, and children spend the visit taking photos next to them.
Museums and science
Musée en Herbe · Paris
This small museum near the Louvre regularly changes its art exhibitions and designs them for children as much as for adults, with a playful trail to follow as a family.
Parks and nature
Parc du Tremblay · Champigny-sur-Marne (94)
Spread across 73 hectares in Champigny, this sports park combines big lawns, a play area and water games for the youngest.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique Dôme de Vincennes · Vincennes (94)
On the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, this aquatic centre run by Récréa combines a 25-metre sports pool, a leisure pool of about 260 m² and a paddling pool for the…
Parks and nature
Arboretum de Paris · Paris
South of the Bois de Vincennes, the arboretum of the École Du Breuil brings together 1,200 trees of 650 species and varieties over 12 hectares, each labelled and grouped by botanical family.
Castles and heritage
Château de Vincennes · Vincennes (94)
On the edge of Paris, the walls built under Charles V protect a keep more than fifty metres high, one of the tallest in Europe, where you visit the royal apartments and…
Parks and nature
Bois de Vincennes · Paris
A short walk from Porte Dorée, Lac Daumesnil and its two islands linked by bridges make up the liveliest corner of the woods.
Parks and nature
Parc de la Villette · Paris
This 55-hectare park in the 19th arrondissement lines up ten themed gardens among lawns and canals.
Parks and nature
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont · Paris
This large, hilly park gives children's legs some proper climbs, with sloping lawns for picnics and several play areas with sandpits, swings and a merry-go-round.
Leisure parks
Cafézoïde · Paris
On the edge of the Bassin de la Villette, this community café is designed first and foremost for children, who find games, books and workshops while their parents have a coffee nearby.
Pools, beaches and water
Île de loisirs de Créteil · Créteil (94)
Around a 40-hectare lake, this leisure centre offers sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding and pedal boats, a treetop adventure course and free play areas.
Parks and nature
Coulée verte René-Dumont · Paris
Laid out on an old railway line, the walkway sets off from Bastille and runs 4.5 kilometres towards the Bois de Vincennes.
Leisure parks
Royal Kids Ivry-sur-Seine · Ivry-sur-Seine (94)
In Ivry-sur-Seine, this indoor park is built around a three-level structure, with a four-lane slide, a roller sledge run, a zip line and a football and basketball pitch.
Shows and workshops
Le Centquatre-Paris · Paris
Under the vast halls of the former Paris municipal undertakers, entry is free and groups of young people rehearse dance, hip-hop or juggling all afternoon.
Museums and science
La Cinémathèque française · Paris
In the building designed by Frank Gehry, the Musée Méliès tells the story of the birth of cinema with old equipment, sets and film clips.
Parks and nature
Parc de Bercy · Paris
The park stretches between the Seine and Bercy Village in three gardens.
Parks and nature
Jardin des Plantes · Paris
The garden, free to enter, links the Seine to the Grande Galerie with long flower-lined avenues.
Castles and heritage
Jardin de la Grande Mosquée de Paris · Paris
This Hispano-Moorish mosque celebrates its centenary in 2026.
Castles and heritage
Arènes de Lutèce · Paris
Hidden behind the buildings of Rue Monge, this 1st-century arena has kept its stone tiers and its sandy floor.
Museums and science
MAC VAL · Vitry-sur-Seine (94)
This departmental museum devoted to art made in France since the 1950s shows its collection in large, light-filled galleries in Vitry.
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