For the family

It's the biggest theme park in France: Disneyland Paris, 30km or so to the east of the capital. The enchanted kingdom offers a wide choice of sensational attractions, breath-taking parades and a fairytale backdrop.

The theme park is made up of five magic lands: Main Street USA, Frontierland, Adventureland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland, where visitors might bump into Mickey, Minnie, Donald or one of their friends at any time. For people who love film, the Walt Disney Studios Park, a theme park totally dedicated to lovers of film, lets you enter the glamorous world of cinema and television. A chance to see 3D attractions, fathom the mysteries of Disney cartoons and watch fabulous shows.

Address: Disneyland Paris 77777 Marne-la-Vallée
Access: RER A: Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy
More info here. 

Aquaboulevard de Paris provides an exciting day out for the whole family. It is the biggest urban water park in Europe, boasting 2 wave pools, 11 giant water slides, indoor and outdoor jacuzzis, against-the-current rivers and a proper 4,000-m2 stretch of sandy beach dotted with more than 30 straw huts imported from Mauritius, plus a whole slew of water games.

While fun and games are guaranteed at Aquaboulevard de Paris, hygiene and safety are the park’s top priority. The pools are refilled, and the water treated and recycled, in real time.

As for safety, the entire team of qualified lifeguards is permanently on the alert to guarantee the safety of all users. In addition, CCTVs and guards keep a discreet watch to make sure things go smoothly for everyone. 
No entry for children under 3 years old. The outdoor attractions are open during high season only and there is a covered car park adjoining Aquaboulevard.

Address: 4-6 Rue Louis Armand, 75015 Paris, France
Opening hours: 7am – 1am
More info here. 

Asterix and Obelix are there for you to have a great time!

Dancing, shows, stunts and surprises, and visitors can also hear Caconofix sing. There are 5 different worlds in the park to explore: Gaul and the famous Gaul village, plus the Roman Empire, Greece, Vikings and Travel through time.

Lots of different scenarios for you to experience: visitors can assume the identity of a Roman spy to infiltrate the camp of the indomitable Gauls (watch out – intensive training!), weather a storm on board a swing boat or embark a on a Viking Drakkar long ship. Actors, stuntmen, acrobats, animal trainers, artisans, magicians and more are all there to surprise the visitor at every turn.

The Astérix Park is packed with breath-taking attractions: Tonnerre de Zeus, the biggest wooden roller coaster in Europe, the spectacular Goudurix serpentine roller coaster, the Trace du Hourra, a vertiginous 900m descent, and the Menhir Express (which floats) and more.

By road: 30km North of Paris
By bus: leaving Paris at 9am, returning at 6:30pm

More info here. 

“Tell me a story about France…” 10 minutes from Versailles or 20 minutes from Paris-Porte d'Auteuil, France Miniature takes you around France in giant steps.

The whole country has been transferred onto a map covering 5 hectares of land, where the public can explore 116 replicas of the most beautiful monuments in France and 150 model landscapes that are 1/30th actual size. This is the biggest miniature theme park in Europe. Marvel at the most beautiful sites of France in a single day: the most beautiful monuments of Paris all in one place, Versailles, the castles of the Loire, the volcanoes of the Auvergne, Conques Abbey and the Arles Amphitheatre, gothic and Roman architecture, Normandy pastures and the Mont Saint Michel and so on.

Address: France miniature Boulevard André Malraux 78990 Élancourt France
Phone: +33 1 30 16 16 30

More info here. 

The Jardin d'Acclimatation is a 20-hectare children's amusement park with a zoo, the Exploradrome museum, and other attractions located in the northern part of the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris.

Address: Bois de Boulogne
75016 Paris
Access: Metro: Les Sablons / Buses: 43 - 73 - 82 - PC - 174
Phone: +33 (0) 1 40 67 90 85
Opening times: April to September from 10am to 7pm; October to March from 10am to 6pm

More info here. 

The Cinémathèque Française holds one of the largest archives of films, movie documents and film-related objects in the world. Located in Paris, the Cinémathèque offers daily screenings of films from around the world.

Address: 51 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
Access: Métro Bercy - Lignes 6, 14 
/ Bus: 24, 64, 87
Phone: +33 1 71 19 33 33

More info here. 

Aquarium de Paris - Cinéaqua (combining an aquarium and a two-screen cinema) is a wonderful attraction and a key element in the renaissance of the once moribund Trocadéro.

Children in particular love the shark tunnel (home to 24 toothy sharks), and the petting pool (bassin de caresses) where you can stroke friendly sturgeon who pop their long funnel noses out of the water.

Also interesting (though less theatrical) is the section on the River Seine, showing the sorts of fish who still survive in Paris' river despite the pollution. 

Address: 5 Avenue Albert de Mun, 75016 Paris, France
Access: Metro Trodadéro

More info here. 

The Grévin Wax Museum, established in 1882 in Paris is one of the oldest wax museums in Europe. The building itself is quite impressive with its baroque architecture.

The museum holds more than 400 famous wax figures from the history of the world until these days.

Besides the expected figures, you will be able to see here scenes of the French Revolution, some famous European and American movie stars, and also important historical figures such as Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi. New characters are regularly added to the museum.

A special section of the museum called "Snapshots of the 20th Century" tried to bring back to life some of the important events from the last 100 years - from the the first step on the moon through the fall of the Berlin wall.

Finally, the "Discovery Tour" will show you how the wax figures are made.

Address: 10 Boulevard Montmartre, 75009 Paris
Phone: +33 (0) 1 47 70 85 05

More info here.