Beautifully curated gardens just outside the museums. Great place to enjoy a coffee, read a book,…read moreor walk with a friend. There was an outdoor yoga class going on when we visited. Lovely place!

A wonderful, welcome respite from the city energy of this easy-going pedestrian town. A lovely…read moredistrict to visit. Tourist energy not your vibe? looking for easy access to metro and good food? Found it. And it's accessible. There's acres of trees, a wide range of plants and many lovely rustic trails with beautiful views. And a very tiny, very loud frog.

My love of botanical gardens started with the greatest of them all, Kew. This is a much smaller…read moregarden in Paris, which I give 5 stars to as it is really beautiful. Please read the excellent reviews in French. I am not surprised they note that many Paris folk do not know about it. After I visited, I told all my friends, many have lived in Paris 50+ years, and they never heard of it! The new greenhouses surrounding court Simonne-Mathieu of Roland Garros are the unique attraction. Though when I visited there had been significant vandalism, so 2 of the sides were closed. All the traditional buildings are in a terrible state. Let's hope the Mairie de Paris spends money on restoration, but go anyway. You can enter most of the hoses, and they are lovely. As noted by one French review, the cactus house is fabulous.

I'm happy I went digging for secret places in Paris. This isn't necessarily secret, but it's out of…read morethe way. It's a park far away from tourists, near the end of one of the metro lines. It's quiet, it's lovely and it's full of greenhouses where plants and foliage from different countries and continents are grown. It's also a free visit. Bring your sandwich, take a book, smell the flowers, enjoy the quiet! So pretty!

I am not really sure if the Jardin du Sacre-Coeur still exists? We were searching for it. Based on…read moregoogle websites and some social media sites, it should be right in front of the Sacré-Coeur. Umm... no its not. Looked at google map and it doesn't seem to exist. Not sure if I am missing something or if they renamed the garden or got rid of it.

Wow what a beautiful church. You can see this church along the Paris landscape because it is…read morelocated on top of a hill. There are tons of people who flock to see this white church. I went inside and they were having a mass. You can pay to light a candle for prayer. Instead I just walked around and looked at the architecture. My favorite part of this church is the outside and the steps. Something very peaceful about it.

The L'Oasis d'Aboukir is Patrick Blanc's new Living Wall or "green wall" in Paris. Blanc began…read moreseeding the wall in April 2013, and it now provides a lush facade in central Paris, within walking distance of Rue Montorgueil. Standing 25 meters tall, the vertical garden is planted with 7600 plants representing 250 different species. While it may not be a top site in Paris like the Eiffel Tower, it's a fascinating piece of urbran art in its own right, and worth taking a look if you're in the neighborhood.

Green house in Paris. There are not a lot of green houses in Paris. We came to check this place out…read morealong with the other museums in the area. It does require admission to enter the green house but the price paid includes admission to the botanical gallery as well. There are two parts to the green house. Note to make sure you see everything in the main green house before going to the second part. Once you enter the second part, you can only enter the first part of the green house through the entrance (that requires some walking back). I don't think this is one of the tourist attraction spots. Most of the visitors here are locals or students.

From the owner: La végétation reprend ses droits Ce jardin contemporain, créé en 1996, reconstitue les différents…read moremilieux naturels d'Ile-de-France. Il n'y a pas de haie taillé ou de gazon tondu ici, seule la végétation sauvage règne et ne se laisse que discrètement maîtrisée par le jardinier. Cet écosystème possède également sa faune particulière, et c'est près de la mare que l'on retrouve ainsi libellules, grenouilles et escargots.

This is the way to live! Fresh air, plenty of exercise and an abundance of art. I'm a huge fan of…read moreclassical sculpture and this was a magical part of my trip to Paris. Most of the sculptures are either Biblical or Greco-Roman themed. There's seating around a giant fountain, a playground for little ones and a few places to buy food.

Unlike the gated Jardin du Luxembourg, it would be hard to miss Jardin des Tuileries for a…read morefirst-time visitor to Paris because it's smack dab in the middle between two iconic destinations, the Louvre and Place de la Concorde. The question is whether you'd want to come back as a more seasoned Francophile tourist. Despite being constantly overcrowded, the answer is definitely yes. This has been the definitive green space that has epitomized classic garden architecture since the 16th century. The fountains, geometric layout, the Musee de l'Orangerie, and ornate statues by the likes of Rodin and Maillol give it the traditional French style we come to expect in Paris. It's also an unquestionable hub for social activity with playgrounds and sailboats on the Grand Bassin. Unfortunately, Jamie W and I weren't here during one of the seasonal events like the summer Fête des Tuileries when a carnival midway is set up, or Paris Fashion Week when runways are built and celebrities flock in frocks, or the Christmas market. The most prominent landmark when we visited was the Paris Cauldron, the mammoth epicentral sphere built for the 2024 Paris Olympics (Photo 6). RELATED - Exploring Paris? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/8duZBo1xLB