60 rue Réaumur, 3e
Paris
Tues-Sun 10:00-18:00, Thurs 10:00-21:30
This century old museum specializes in technological inventions and discoveries and has about 3,000 such items on display. Exhibits include Pascal's calculator and Foucault's pendulum. It was believed that this museum once stood on an old abbey, and recent excavations have proved it. Lovers of science and gadgets should not miss coming here -it should be top priority on their itinerary.