BHV
52 rue de Rivoli Paris 75004
The Bazaar de l'Hôtel de Ville carries fashion, books, electronic goods and home furnishings, but it’s best known as a do-it-yourself and home decorating paradise. BHV Homme, nearby at 36 rue de la Verrerie offers four floors devoted to men’s fashion and accessories; and BHV La Cave, at 13 rue des Archives, is a wine lover’s warehouse.Musée Jacquemart-André
158 blvd Haussmann Paris 75008 Métro: Miromesnil
The exquisitely decorated mansion of 19th-century magnate Edouard André and his wife Nélie Jacquemart, whose private collection of mostly 18th-century furniture and art also includes Italian Renaissance masterworks by Mantegna and Botticelli. Open daily.Hédiard
21 place de la Madeleine Paris 75008
Introduced Parisians to the joys of exotic fruits in the 1850s and Hédiard jams, marmalades and pâtes de fruit are still bestsellers today, lined up with an enticing array of oils and spices and a fantastic wine cellar.Colette
213 rue Saint Honoré Paris 75001
The first concept boutique in Paris, still cooler-than-thou, offering an eclectic selection of books, jewelry, trinkets, gadgets, cosmetics, scented candles, designer accessories and clothing for men and women.Musée Marmottan Monet
2 rue Louis-Boilly Paris 75016 Métro: La Muette.
A small museum which boasts the world’s largest collection of works by Claude Monet, along with an impressive array of works by Berthe Morisot and other Impressionists; more than 300 medieval miniatures donated by dealer Daniel Wildenstein; and decorative arts from the Empire period.Comptoir de la Gastronomie
34 rue Montmartre Paris 75001
A 19th-century épicerie with an Art Deco decor offering delicacies from truffles, foie gras and moutarde aux cèpes to Calvados, Armagnac and Champagne. Also serves a fine gourmet lunch.Victoria Christmas
39-41 galerie Vivienne Paris 75002
Babywear in organically-grown Japanese cotton and all-natural dyes, and hypoallergenic infant cologne.Catacombes de Paris
1 ave du Colonel Henri Roi-Tanguy Paris 14th Métro: Denfert-Rochereau
An extensive network of underground passages, originally quarries, later the resting place of the tightly packed bones of six million people, transferred here in the late 18th century. An extraordinary sight, but not for the claustrophobic. Over two hundred steps and a little over a mile to walk. Bring a flashlight and don't take a bone souvenir; bags are searched at the exit. Closed Mon.Maison Fabre
Jardins du Palais Royal 128-129 Galerie de Valois Paris 75001
The first Paris boutique of the family-run glove company founded in 1924, with a rainbow array of some 180 models all hand-crafted in the traditional glove-making town of Millau, in the Aveyron département of south-central France.Centre Pompidou
Place Georges Pompidou Paris 75004 Métro: Châtelet
France’s national museum of modern and contemporary art, with works from the mid-20th century to the present day, in the once-controversial inside-out building by architects Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano. Closed Tues.Atelier du Bracelet Parisien
28 place du Marché Saint Honoré Paris 75001
A small shop specialized in watchbands and small leather goods in a large range of skins, styles and colors, both ready-to-wear and custom-made.Georges & Co.
138 quai de Jemmapes 75010 Paris
The lustrous shop on the boutique-lined rue du Bac is devoted to the highest-quality contemporary materials manufactured in France and Europe for correspondence, diary-keeping, calligraphy, announcements, invitations and anything else that involves writing by hand. There’s an “ink bar” with refillable bottles in a rainbow of colors, a section for deluxe leather goods—notebooks, diaries, agendas, address books—and a tempting array of pens, elegant paper and envelopes in various weights and colors.