Place Valhubert or rue Geoffroy St-Hilaire Park, Every Day, 7.30 - 7.45 Museums, Wed -Mon, 10 - 6 Park - Free Greenhouses - €3 Museums €7 Zoo €8 The Botanical gardens, located in central Paris, are home to a small zoo, the Grande Galerie de l’Evolution and several other natural history museums. There are diverse displays of decorative plants around the park from alpine gardens to hothouses. Specifically of interest is the art deco winter garden.

37 Quai Branly Tue, Wed and Sun, 11 - 7 Thur-Sat, 11 - 9 €8.50 Sunday and U25 free A Vast collection of 'tribal' or 'non-western' art occupies this unusual space by architect Jean Nouvel. Sculpture, furniture, textiles and instruments are arranged in quirky spaces that look out over the Seine www.quaibranly.fr

21, Boulevard Morland Tues - Sat: 10.30 - 6.30 Sun - 11 - 7 Free The definitive centre for the architecture of Paris. The beautiful old building holds exhibitions on The architecture and Urban Planning of Paris. There is a fascinating permanent exhibition on the development of the city.