Visiting Paris museums and monuments are the things you most want to do here. However, they can be crowded, overwhelming, and expensive. Here are 10 insider tips to make it smooth,efficient, and sometimes cheaper.1. Go at NightSome of the larger museums are open at night. The Louvre- Wednesday & Friday till 10PM( but they start chasing you out by 9:30PM) DOrsay- Thursday till 9:45 Quai de Branly- Thursday till 9:30PM Palais de Tokio- 11:30PM every night except Monday2. Go EarlyThe Louvre opens at 9AM, so be an early bird and catch the Mona Lisa first. Be careful thought because Toursit groups are likely to go to the museum in the morning. 3. Buy Advance Tickets or a Museum PassYou can buy advanced tickets in person or on the internet for most museums, monuments, and exhibits at Fnac.Museum Pass-If you plan on going to at least 2 museums a day, than a pass is a no-brainer and you cut through the lines.Passes are good at over 60 museums & monuments in Paris & surrounding areas.2 day Pass- 42 euros4 Day Pass-56 euros6 day Pass-69 eurosAvailable at most museums. Also available at the Tourist Information desk at the airport.Click here for official site www.Parismuseumpass.comYou can also order in advance and have passes delivered to your home or hotel for an additional cost.http://www.gotoparis.net/musee.html4. Fast Louvre TicketsInside the Carrousel de Louvre (the shopping mall in the Louvre) there is a Tabac that sells tickets.Closed on Tuesdays.5. Metro Stop for the LouvreThe metro stop is Palais Royal-Musee de Louvre off the 1 & 9 lines, not the Louvre-Rivoli stop.6. Free AdmissionMany Paris museums are free on the first Sunday of the month. Click here for the list.It is also possible to have free admission for some museum if you enter in some criterias such as:-Being under 25 years old and from the European Union- Being under 18 years old7. Small Museums with Free AdmissionSome of the best Paris museums are small gems with free admission.Click here for list-http://parisnotes.com/museums/parismu...8. Fastest Entry to Eiffel TowerThe fastest way to get into the Eiffel Tower and by pass the lines, is to make reservations at Altitude 95 restaurant on the first floor.Instructions Call Altitude 95 @ 01 45 55 20 04 and make reservations as far in advance as possible .Ask for window seats. Average price per meal :50 euros per person. When you arrive, go to kiosk on the left between the legs of the tower, when you are facing the front.9. Guided Tours of Louvre, DOrsay, & VersaillesThe most informative and efficient way to see The Louvre, DOrsay, & Versailles is to go on a private or group tour.Group Tours Given by the MuseumLouvre- Tours are in English and last 90 minutes.Times: 11AM, 2PM, & 3:45PM everyday except Sundays & Tuesdays.Cost: 5 euros in addition to entry fee.Musee DOrsay- Tours are in English and last 90 minutes.Times: 11:30AM &2:30PM everyday except Monday.Cost: 7.50 euros in addition to entry fee.Versailles- Tours of private rooms are in English and last 90 minutes.Times: 11AM, 1PM, 2PM, & 3:45PM everyday.Cost: 7.50 euros in addition to entry fee.10. Best View of Paris-Bell Tower at Notre DameClimb 250 steps up the bell tower and see where Quasimodo rang those bells. Most experts and historians say this is the best view of Paris, showing mostly the older part of the city.Hungry? One of the most beautiful lunch spots in all of Paris is the restaurant at the Musee D'Orsay. The setting is elegant and the food is delicious, reservations aren't required. Even if you don't want to visit the museum, guards will grant restaurant visitors access at the entrance of the museum. It is a short walk from the Louvre and the Orangerie.Not far from the Pompidou and Picasso museums is the Musee de la Chasse which is dedicated to hunting in France. Housed in a three story mansion, the staff is particulary welcoming, the collection eclectic and sumptuous. More off-the-beaten path museums can be found athttp://noworriesparis.com//?s=paris+m...You can also find private tour of areas with which you can have a cut-the-line ticket to museum, like theImpressionist Tour of Montmartrewith a ticket for Orsay Museum or a Marais Tour with cut-the-line tickets for the newly opened Picasso Museum. This is really intersting because you can earn lot of time by doing so, for the line can be very long, especially during holidays or week-end!

If you know where to look, it can be quite cheap to eat in Paris. For lunch - stop at any of the bakeries you pass. Grab a ham and cheese sandwich, or a quiche with a bottle of water and eat on a park bench. Same thing for breakfast, just stop into any of the bakeries, or even one of the grocey stores and pick up something quick and easy.The Marais has quite a few street vendors where you can pick up a quick and cheap lunch or snack.Grocery Stores and Ready-To-EatFoodGrocery storesare agood way of feeding yourself. Making your own sandwichesis the cheapest way of eating. The boulangeries (bakeries) are the best places to get bread. There are cheese shops, then meats shops, to fill in the rest.Outdoor markets, selling fruits, veg, meats, cheese, etc are readily available all over the city. They seem to set up one or two days per week, so the trick is to find out what day / location the market will be present. A neighborhood market schedule can be found athttp://noworriesparis.com/2014/06/19/...As for cheap ready-to-eat stores ( i.e.if you are familiar with London, then Parisused to bequite a shock in terms of the absence of similar grocery stores with ready-to-eat food), but in the last three years thing have changed.You'll find dailies calledMonop'(small version of the Monoprix supermarkets) where you can buy sandwiches, drinks, salads, etc... and even eat on site. Also some "healthy fast foods such asBert'sandCojeancan, be found almost everywhere now. Same concept as a McDonalds, but with healthy salads, sandwiches, soups rather than fat hamburgers.WHY NOT PICNIC ?If the weather is nice, why not do a picnic? Paris offers a lot of nice places where to do so:the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower, the Jardin des Tuileries, the quais along the Seine, the Parc de Bercy, the Jardin Andr Citron and of course the Bois de Boulogne or the Bois de Vincennes.You can buy cheap food at any food stores (Monoprix, Franprix, Huit Huit, Shoppy, G20), and there you will also find bags that keep your food cool (those ones used for frozen food).Crepe stands are everywhere and provide nourishment for the health nut (fill it with egg and cheese) or can satisfy the sweet tooth (nutella, jam and butter). Some are made with buckwheat and can take the place of lunch. They range in price from 2 euros to 5.If you want to make it typically French, buy a saucisson (dry sausage) some pat or rillettes, some good cheese, cherry tomatoes and fruits and buy one or two fresh French baguettes. And do not forget a good bottle of wine, the plastic glasses to go with and of course a bottle opener!

Free every day, all year roundFree permanent collections Muse d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris11, avenue du Prsident Wilson, Paris 16th - Metro Ina Maison de Balzac(free admission to the collections, except during temporary exhibition periods)47, rue Raynouard, Paris 16th - Metro Passy Muse Bourdelle(free admission to only a part of the collections during exhibitions)16, rue Antoine Bourdelle, Paris 15th - Metro Montparnasse - Bienvene Muse Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris23, rue de Svign, Paris 3rd - Metro Saint-Paul Chemin Vert Muse Cernuschi7, avenue Velasquez, Paris 8th - Metro Villiers Muse Cognacq-Jay(free admission to only a part of the collections during exhibitions)Htel Donon - 8, rue Elzvir, Paris 3th - Metro Saint-Paul Petit Palais, Muse des Beaux Arts de la Ville de ParisAvenue Winston Churchill, Paris 8th - Metro Champs-Elyses - Clemenceau Maison de Victor HugoHtel de Rohan-Gumne - 6, place des Vosges, Paris 4th - Metro Bastille Muse de la Vie Romantique16, rue Chaptal, Paris 9th - Metro PigalleFree entry Muse national de la Lgion d'honneur et des ordres de chevalerie2, rue de la Lgion d'honneur, Paris 7th - Metro Solfrino Muse Bible et Terre SainteInstitut Catholique de Paris - 21, rue d'Assas, Paris 6th - Metro Rennes Muse Librairie du Compagnonnage10, rue Mabillon, Paris 6th - Metro Saint-Germain-des-Prs Muse Curie (Institut du radium)11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 5th - Metro Cardinal Lemoine / Place Monge Muse du Parfum-Fragonard9 rue Scribe, Paris 9th - Metro Opra Thtre muse des Capucines-Fragonard39, boulevard des Capucines, Paris 2nd - Metro Opra Muse de la Prfecture de PoliceHtel de Police du Ve arrondissement - 4, rue de la Montagne Sainte-Genevive, Paris 5th - Metro Maubert - Mutualit Arnes de Lutce47, rue Monge, Paris 5th - Metro Cardinal Lemoine Atelier Brancusi - Muse national d'art moderne - Centre PompidouPlace Georges Pompidou / Rue Saint Martin, Paris 4th - Metro Rambuteau Le Plateau Centre dart contemporainPlace Hannah Arendt, angle des rues des Alouettes et Carducci, Paris 19th - Metro Buttes-Chaumont Jourdain Muse Zadkine(free admission to the collections, except during temporary exhibition periods)100bis, rue d'Assas, Paris 6th - Metro Notre-Dame-des-Champs Muse d'Ennery(free entry (advance booking required) on Saturdays)59, avenue Foch, Paris 16th - Metro Porte Dauphine Muse national de l'Air et de l'EspaceAroport le Bourget, 93 - RER Le Bourget

Free on 1st Sunday of the month, all year roundIn Paris: Muse national d'art moderne - Centre PompidouPlace Georges Pompidou, Paris 4th - Metro Htel de Ville / Chtelet - Les Halles Muse de l'Assistance Publique - Hpitaux de Paris(closed for renovation work until 2016)Htel de Miramion - 47, quai de la Tournelle, Paris 5th - Metro Maubert - Mutualit / Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame Muse des Arts et Mtiers60, rue Raumur, Paris 16th - Metro Arts et Mtiers Muse de la Chasse et de la NatureHtel de Mongelas - 62, rue des Archives, Paris 3rd - Metro Htel de Ville / Chtelet - Les Halles Muse national Eugne Delacroix6 rue de Furstenberg, Paris 6th - Metro Saint-Germain-des-Prs / Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame Muse national Gustave Moreau14, rue de la Rochefoucauld, Paris 9th - Metro Trinit Muse national Ernest Hbert(closed for renovation work)Htel de Montmorency-Bours - 85, rue du Cherche-Midi, Paris 6th - Metro Vaneau Muse national Jean-Jacques Henner(closed for renovation work until Novembrer 2015)43, avenue de Villiers, Paris 17th - Metro Malesherbes Muse national du Moyen ge - Thermes de Cluny6, place Paul Painlev, Paris 5th - Metro Cluny - La Sorbonne / Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame Muse national de l'OrangerieJardin des Tuileries, Paris 1st - Metro Concorde Muse d'Orsay1, rue de la Lgion d'Honneur, Paris 7th - Metro Solfrino / Muse d'Orsay Muse national Picasso(closed for renovation work until 24 October 2014)Htel Sal - 5, rue de Thorigny, Paris 3rd - Metro Saint-Paul / Chtelet - Les Halles Cit de l'Architecture et du PatrimoinePalais de Chaillot - 1, place du Trocadro et du 11 novembre, Paris 16th - Metro Trocadro / Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel Cit nationale de lhistoire de limmigration293, avenue Daumesnil, Paris 12th - Metro Porte Dore Muse du Quai Branly37, quai Branly Portail Debilly, Paris 7th - Metro Alma - Marceau / Pont de l'Alma Muse Rodin79, rue de Varenne, Paris 7th - Metro Varenne / InvalidesIn Ile-de-France: Muse d'Archologie nationale de Saint-Germain-en-LayePlace Charles de Gaulle, 78 - RER Saint-Germain-en-Laye Muse dpartemental Albert-Kahn14, rue du Port, 92 - Metro Boulogne - Pont de Saint-Cloud Maison d'Auguste Rodin Meudon19, avenue Auguste Rodin, 92 - Metro Mairie dIssy Muse des annes 3028, avenue Andr-Morizet, 92 - Metro Marcel Sembat Muse national du Chteau de CompignePlace du Gnral de Gaulle, 60 Muse franco-amricain du Chteau de Blrancourt(closed for renovation work until 2016)Chteau de Blrancourt, 02More info onMuse franco-amricain du Chteau de Blrancourt Muse national de Port-Royal des ChampsRoute des Granges, 78 - RER Saint-Rmy-ls-Chevreuse Muse national des chteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Prau(Chteau de Bois-Prau: closed for renovation work)Avenue du Chteau, 92 - RER Rueil Malmaison Svres - Cit de la CramiquePlace de la Manufacture, 92 - Pont de Svres Muse national de la Renaissance - Chteau d'EcouenChteau d'Ecouen, 95 - Garges - Sarcelles Muse dpartemental Maurice Denis2bis, rue Maurice Denis, 78 - RER Saint-Germain-en-LayeMore info on theMuse dpartemental Maurice Denis Muse franais de la Carte jouer16, rue Auguste Gervais, 92 - Metro Mairie d'Issy