Where should I go in Paris?

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soapsoap

The Eiffel Tower, of course. It's really cool to go up on top and see the whole city. Also the Arc du Triomphe and Notre Dame (you can also go up on top of Notre Dame and into the bell tower, which is cool). In Montremarte, you can see Sacre Couer, which is a really interesting cathedral built around the beginning of the 20th century. It's really pretty but different than the typical European cathedrals because it was built so much later. You can also go up on the roof there and see all of Paris. If you've seen the movie Amelie, the scene where he's chasing her up and down lots of steps in a park overlooking the city is filmed right beneath Sacre Couer. The real Moulin Rouge is also in Montremarte, although I don't know how exciting it is--I've never been in but I did take pictures out front.
For art, the Louvre of course, and you will want to allow a whole day for that if you have time. Although actually I would recommend you do it in two half-days because your feet will get really tired if you're just walking around a museum for 8 or 10 hours! You should also see the Musee d'Orsay, which has lots of Impressionist art. And if you like sculpture the Rodin museum is a must! (He was a late 19th century sculptor and the museum is in his house...it's really cool.)
Versailles is about an hour train ride from Paris, and it's worth seeing. It was Louis XIV's palace and in addition to having beautiful rooms, furnishing, etc., it has immense grounds with gardens and fountains. I was there in the winter but I would imagine that it's even more beautiful in June.
I was only there for three days, but I managed to fit all of that in. If you're going for longer and need more ideas, the Eyewitness Travel Guide series is really good (lots and lots of pictures and good maps and directions).
Approximate times:
I'd allow an hour or two for the Eiffel Tower, because the line can be really long.
The Arc du Triomphe will probably take half an hour, less if you don't go inside.
A half hour to an hour each for Notre Dame and Sacre Couer, depending on how much you like cathedrals and again, the line to get up on the roof.
At least a day for the Louvre, like I said. I'm a huge art lover so I wish I would have had even more time. For the Rodin museum, I'd say an hour to two hours, depending on how much you like art and how long you spend at museums, and for the Musee d'Orsay, two to four hours. I spent about 3 hours there and would have another hour but I am fairly slow in museums.
I'd allow at least half a day for Versailles, since it takes a bit longer to get there and there's lots to see, the house and the grounds. Also, it closes fairly early (around 5, I think) so it's better to go earlier in the day.
Have fun! I'm jealous!

Rillifane

You don't say how old you are and from the limited information I can get from your questions and answers I'm not sure if you are a high school or college age person or whether you will be traveling alone or with your parents.

Okay, I'm going to assume you're relatively young and possibly traveling with the parental units and I probably shouldn't be telling you where the best places to get drunk and cavort with wild women are. (Which is part of my personal definition of what cool and fun is). If I'm wrong let me know and I'll fill you in.

So, on a more wholesome note here are some suggestions:

1) Check out the big plaza in front of the Centre Pompidu (Which contains the Museum of Modern Art). On most sunny afternoons you'll find all sorts of street entertainers there. Among these will almost always be some guys doing big involved audience participation comedy bits. When they call for volunteers (and they always do) don't hesitate to stand up. The fact that you probably don't speak French will be NO problem. These guys tend to be very good and very funny. You'll have a great time and if you can have someone snap a picture you'll have a great story to tell when you get home (and a photo to prove it).

2) If you have a skateboard bring it along and head over to the Forum des Halles (which is only a few blocks from the Pompidu). You'll find a lot of young skate board enthusiasts hanging out there. A chance for a great photo of you doing a 180 frontside ollie in the Parisian equivalent of the Mall.

3) Go down to the river. In the Summer they cart in a bunch of sand and turn a section of the Seine riverbank into an artificial "beach." You can't swim in the Seine (its really polluted) but people play beach volleyball and there are a lot of pretty girls in swimsuits sunning themselves.

4) At ten p.m. every Friday night thousands of people gather in the the Place d'Italie and proceed to rollerskate thru the streets accompanied by a special Police unit to clear the way and keep them safe. Here's a little website about it: http://www.inlineonline.co.uk/paris.htm

TOTO

musee d'orsay.

MEW

The whole city is cool, interesting and fun. Just being there and breathing in the sights and sounds is cool. I recommend you go to the store one day, buy picnic supplies and just sit in a park and watch the people go by.

Go see the sewers. No kidding! Very interesting.

Snowman1234

That's a very big question for a very culturally rich city. It's best to do your research around what interests you, decide where to stay and how it fits with your budget.

Here's some interesting links to get you started:

Roberto.Dreamer

Well, I'm living in Paris and it is actually hard to say where to go...because I like evrything of this wonderful city.
It is full of things to do, see and it is hard you'll ennoy :)
If you want to get some interesting hits about paris, you can give a look on pizzaconnectionweb.com it's the web site of some italians in paris :)

Travis Bickle

The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre and the Arc de Triomph are all sights to see. You should plan a whole day for the Louvre at least.

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