
Les Invalides, Rodin and Eiffel Tower
Paris • One-Day City Plan
Begin your morning at the Musée Rodin, where The Thinker, The Kiss, and The Gates of Hell await inside an elegant 18th-century mansion, while the sculpture garden offers a peaceful stroll among bronzes and rose bushes with the golden dome of Les Invalides gleaming just beyond. From there, step into Les Invalides itself — a vast Baroque complex housing the Musée de l'Armée and Napoleon's tomb beneath the soaring gilded cupola. The afternoon leads to the Eiffel Tower, where views from the upper levels stretch across the entire city, before winding down with a relaxed walk through the Champ de Mars at the tower's feet. The Rodin Museum is closed on Mondays; booking Eiffel Tower tickets online in advance is strongly recommended to avoid long queues.
Overview
Planning a day in Paris? This step-by-step itinerary covers the best of Paris in one day — 4 attractions with exact walking times between each stop, entrance fees per person, and transport alternatives.
Plan around 10h 10min to visit 4 attractions along the way. Budget roughly €108: about €60 on entrance tickets, around €3 for public transit, and roughly €45 for 3 meals. You can adjust these numbers and see a full breakdown below.
Your Day Timeline — Les Invalides, Rodin and Eiffel Tower
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Rodin Museum
The Musée Rodin, housed in the elegant 18th-century Hôtel Biron in Paris's 7th arrondissement, is dedicated to the works of Auguste Rodin, one of the most influential sculptors in history. The museum…
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Les Invalides
Les Invalides is one of Paris's most impressive architectural complexes, originally commissioned by King Louis XIV in 1670 as a hospital and retirement home for wounded soldiers. The vast compound, de…
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Lunch Break
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Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is the most iconic symbol of Paris and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Built by Gustave Eiffel's company for the 1889 World's Fair, this wrought-iron masterpiece…
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Champ de Mars
The Champ de Mars is a 24.5-hectare public park stretching between the Eiffel Tower and the École Militaire in Paris's 7th arrondissement. Named after Mars, the Roman god of war, the grounds served as…
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