Cité
The Cité is an urban renewal project that was once a massive slaughterhouse on the outskirts of the city. Now it houses a massive science museum, a park, a Museum of Music and more. We go for the science museum (Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie) which is the largest science museum in Europe and it goes and goes and goes. It's gotten more expensive as the years have gone by and popular too. It took us an hour to get in and in the past it took 15 minutes. Still it's worth a visit specially if you have kids. They have a submarine and a geodesic IMAX theater and a planetarium.
The Cite sits in the Parc Villette which is near the end of the Canal St Martin Cruise. The two can make a great day.
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