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Tour France in miniature
France Miniature · Élancourt (78)
Across five hectares, 117 French monuments are reproduced at 1:30 scale, from Mont Saint-Michel to the Château de Chambord and the Eiffel Tower.
Things to do with kids in Versailles
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Versailles, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Museums and science
Marvel at the Arts et Métiers machines
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.
Castles and heritage
Walk through the Hall of Mirrors
Château de Versailles · Versailles (78)
You tour Louis XIV's château through the State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors, then step out into Le Nôtre's vast gardens, with their ornamental pools, groves and Grand Canal.
Animals and farms
Stroke the goats at Gally
Ferme de Gally · Saint-Cyr-l'École (78)
On the edge of Versailles, this open farm is home to goats, sheep, cows, ponies, donkeys, pigs and hens.
Parks and nature
Ride a pony by the lake
Île de loisirs de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines · Trappes (78)
Around the lake at Saint-Quentin, this 600-hectare estate brings together cycle paths, play areas, mini golf and treetop adventure courses.
Animals and farms
Watch the horses gallop at Longchamp
Hippodrome ParisLongchamp · Paris
In the heart of the Bois de Boulogne, ParisLongchamp racecourse hosts races from spring to autumn.
Pools, beaches and water
Whizz down the Aquaboulevard slides
Aquaboulevard · Paris
This large indoor water park in the 15th arrondissement combines a wave pool, eleven slides, jacuzzis, geysers and water mushrooms.
Leisure parks
Fly over Paris in a tethered balloon
Ballon de Paris Generali · Paris
Held by a cable, the balloon rises 150 metres above Parc André Citroën.
Leisure parks
Enjoy the rides at the Jardin d'Acclimatation
Jardin d'Acclimatation · Paris
On the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, this children's park brings together some 45 rides and attractions, from the gentlest to the bumpiest.
Parks and nature
Ride a pedal cart around Dampierre
Domaine de Dampierre · Dampierre-en-Yvelines (78)
The château designed by Hardouin-Mansart is closed for restoration, but its 90-hectare park can be explored by four-seater pedal cart, electric buggy or mule-drawn carriage.
Museums and science
Go down into the Paris sewers
Musée des Égouts de Paris · Paris
Beneath the Pont de l'Alma, a 500-metre route follows real tunnels still in use, with their street signs and the rumble of water.
Castles and heritage
Step into Perrault's fairy tales at Breteuil
Château de Breteuil · Choisel (78)
In this furnished château in the Chevreuse valley, eight of Perrault's tales are staged with life-size characters, sound and lighting, from Puss in Boots to Sleeping Beauty.
Castles and heritage
Go down into the Paris catacombs
Catacombes de Paris · Paris
Twenty metres beneath Denfert-Rochereau, a one-and-a-half-kilometre route follows old quarry tunnels where the bones of several million Parisians are stacked.
Museums and science
Visit an art exhibition made for children
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.
Museums and science
Follow the parade of taxidermy animals
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
Pose with the stars at the Musée Grévin
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.
Parks and nature
Walk round the Meudon ponds
Forêt de Meudon · Meudon (92)
The closest state forest to Paris, it covers more than 1,100 hectares of chestnut and oak trees.
Castles and heritage
Discover the Tinh Tâm pagoda
Pagode Tinh Tâm · Sèvres (92)
Hidden behind apartment blocks in Sèvres, this Vietnamese pagoda opened in 1990 surprises visitors with its 14-metre stupa and glazed tile roofs from China.
Parks and nature
Picnic facing the Grande Cascade
Domaine national de Saint-Cloud · Saint-Cloud (92)
This 460-hectare park combines formal French gardens, woodland and wide lawns with views of Paris in the distance.
Castles and heritage
Follow Dumas at the Château de Monte-Cristo
Château de Monte-Cristo · Le Port-Marly (78)
Alexandre Dumas had this small Renaissance-style château built on the hill at Le Port-Marly, with a Gothic pavilion opposite, the Château d'If, where he wrote.
Museums and science
Travel the world in pictures at Albert-Kahn
Musée départemental Albert-Kahn · Boulogne-Billancourt (92)
At the start of the 20th century, the banker Albert Kahn had the whole world photographed, and the museum shows these first colour images, known as autochromes.
Parks and nature
Play in the former Rothschild park
Parc Edmond de Rothschild · Boulogne-Billancourt (92)
This 15-hectare park was laid out in the 19th century for the Rothschild family, whose château has since disappeared.
Parks and nature
Play on the Île Saint-Germain
Parc de l'Île Saint-Germain · Issy-les-Moulineaux (92)
This departmental park of more than twenty hectares occupies an island in the Seine.
Parks and nature
Cross the footbridge in the Parc des Impressionnistes
Parc des Impressionnistes · Rueil-Malmaison (92)
Facing the Île des Impressionnistes, this small one-hectare park recalls Giverny with its pond, wooden footbridge, gazebo, rose garden and white garden.
Parks and nature
Explore the jungle of the Serres d'Auteuil
Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil · Paris
This City of Paris botanical garden combines late 19th-century glasshouses with contemporary ones opened in 2019 around a Roland-Garros court.
Parks and nature
Let off steam at Parc Suzanne-Lenglen
Parc Suzanne-Lenglen · Paris
Next to the heliport and Aquaboulevard, this hilly park mixes sports grounds, winding paths and rose beds.
Castles and heritage
Seek out the Désert de Retz follies
Désert de Retz · Chambourcy (78)
This Anglo-Chinese garden created in the late 18th century hides beneath its tall trees a pyramid, a temple, a Tartar tent and, above all, a huge broken column that people once lived…
Parks and nature
Run through the water jets
Parc André Citroën · Paris
On the large esplanade, jets of water spring from the ground and children dash through them as soon as the weather warms up.
Parks and nature
Row out to the island on the lake
Bois de Boulogne · Paris
These woods of nearly 850 hectares have 17 kilometres of roads closed to traffic, where children can cycle in peace.
Parks and nature
Play at Square Saint-Lambert
Square Saint-Lambert · Paris
Laid out in the 1930s on the site of an old gasworks, this garden of about two hectares in the 15th arrondissement has several play areas, one of them covered, a merry-go-round…
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