Paris Travel Guide: Plan a Trip for the Kids

If you are planning a trip to Paris and taking the kids, you will want to make sure that they see sights appropriate to their age and you will probably want it to be educational as well.

There are a number of places you can visit with your children. Some of them will be educational and others will be pure fun. For example, there are puppet shows. Puppet shows are held at the Champ de Mars. The language is French but it is usually easy for the kids to figure out what is going on and join in the fun. Other puppet shows are held at the Champs-Elysee and Jardin du Luxembourg.

Everybody loves Mickey Mouse and his friends. Your kids can enjoy a visit to Disneyland just outside Paris.

If you are interested in Americans who have visited Paris, there is an area known as the Yankee Alleyway, Ru-Monsirus-6-Prince. This area marks the 1959 visit of Martin Luther King, Jr., to novelist Richard Wright. In this area also is a famous diner, Haunts of Kerouac and the famous Hemingway.

Another interesting area is the Catacombs. This is an underground tunnel and is suited for older children who are not afraid of skeletons and skulls. The Catacombs have more than 3,000 feet of dank walkways. You and your children will learn about the more than 6 million skulls and cross-bone skeletons. The area was opened in 1818 and was used by the French Resistance during WWII as its headquarters and also as a military cemetery.

After learning about history, your children may enjoy shopping at the malls and shops along the avenues and boulevards of the city. There are sidewalk vendors and many places to buy ice cream and cold drinks.

When it is time for dinner, there are many restaurants you can find for dining. You can eat outside at a sidewalk cafe or enjoy an excellent meal at any number of fine restaurants. After dinner, you can take in a movie. Some of them may have English subtitles.

A trip to Paris can be both fun and educational for your children.