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Museum · 3rd arrondissement, Le Marais · Paris

Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris

Creaking parquet, painted panelling and old Paris in small rooms

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When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 90 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Le Marais 267 m · L'As du Fallafel 268 m · Breizh Café – Le Marais 334 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The city's own history museum in two Marais mansions: shop signs, period rooms and revolution-era objects. The permanent collection is free with no booking.
Fine in the rainBudgetGood with kidsQuiet
TodayHours to re-check
All hoursTu-Su 10:00-18:00 "Final admission 17:15" (checked 2025-06-19)
Price range€0 per ticket
Visit lengthAbout 90 min
WeatherIndoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (6)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: OpenStreetMap (checked 2025-06-19)
  • Price range: per carnavalet.paris.fr, read 27 Sept 2026
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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Also in this area

Le Marais3rd and 4th arrondissements · Walk from Place des Vosges through Rue des Francs-Bourgeois to Rue des Rosiers: 17th-century mansions, galleries, concept stores and the city's historic Jewish quarter.
L'As du Fallafel4th arrondissement, Rue des Rosiers · Falafel in pitta with aubergine and tahini, from the counter window on Rue des Rosiers. The queue moves fast; closed Friday evening and Saturday.Breizh Café – Le Marais3rd arrondissement, Rue Vieille-du-Temple · Buckwheat galettes made with stone-ground organic flour and cultured butter, with farm cider. The original Marais address of Bertrand Larcher's crêperie.