BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Keep your little angels and mini-monsters entertained with fabulous outdoor fun in the city. Paris may seem daunting for the parent traveling with young people, but its many green spaces keep both local and touring parents sane. Keep in mind that many of the parks include both free playgrounds, and playgrounds you must pay to enter. Must go places include Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden); Marionettes du Luxembourg; Bois de Vincennes (which includes the Parc Zoologique de Paris (the Paris Zoo), Parc Floral de Paris (the Paris Flower Park) and Ferme de Paris (the Paris Farm). Also don your sailor’s cap for a cruise with Bateaux Parisiens—arguably the best tourist boat operator on the Seine.

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