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June 12
Send your kids underground to become sewer explorers for an afternoon. They'll conduct experiments and solve observation games while discovering how Paris's hidden water network actually works.
History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionParis Sewer Museum
Gros-Caillou
Walk through actual functioning sewers ten meters beneath Parisian streets. This 500-meter underground tour reveals the 19th-century engineering marvel that transformed the city, with damp tunnels, historical machinery, and yes, authentic smells. Victor Hugo called it "the intestine of the Leviathan" and he wasn't wrong.
underground engineering museum
19th-century infrastructure
active sewer tunnels
family-friendly unusual
Tips
📖"the intestine of the Leviathan" (Victor Hugo)
✨"Assurément l'un des musées de Paris les plus étonnants" (Limitless)
🇬🇧ask for the English booklet at the entrance
Upcoming at Paris Sewer Museum
Friday, Jun 12
Paris Sewer Museum
Gros-CaillouOpens Friday at 10:00 AM
History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionWalk through actual functioning sewers ten meters beneath Parisian streets. This 500-meter underground tour reveals the 19th-century engineering marvel that transformed the city, with damp tunnels, historical machinery, and yes, authentic smells. Victor Hugo called it "the intestine of the Leviathan" and he wasn't wrong.
underground engineering museum
19th-century infrastructure
active sewer tunnels
family-friendly unusual
Tips
📖"the intestine of the Leviathan" (Victor Hugo)
✨"Assurément l'un des musées de Paris les plus étonnants" (Limitless)
🇬🇧ask for the English booklet at the entrance