Top 5 Always FREE Paris Museums, Paris, France

Paris turned me into a museum lover! It took me living there nearly two years before I set foot into the Louvre, and it ended up being the start of a wonderful journey through art and history all over the city. One thing that definitely helped my appreciation process was starting with the free museums. This meant that even if I did not enjoy my experience, I had not lost any money over it. Let's just say my job was not exactly on a high-level museum budget at the time.

One key interesting point is that if you are a student up to the age of twenty-five, you can get into most of Paris' fabulous museum offerings for totally free the entire time. This article is more geared to those of us over the quarter-of-a-century mark who would like to enjoy some high society French culture without the price tag. 

I cannot get enough of this place. It's sprawling, it's quirky, it's full of artefacts you would find in a grandparent's attic. And that's essentially what Carnavalet does as the self-proclaimed "History of Paris Museum." It takes you through so many different versions of the city, it is about as close to time travel through Paris as you can get. Also, each room is so beautiful and unique, you can tell the curators have paid close attention and care to every single detail to show the best of what Carnavalet and Paris have to offer. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).