Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens🏛️True bits of the Bastille (none at Place de la Bastille)
🧒Bring kids; playground is the main attraction
The Bastille's actual ruins hide behind a playground fence: a few weathered stones from the prison that sparked a revolution. Come for the history, stay for the absurdity of kids swinging where revolutionaries once plotted.
History buffs
Offbeat sightseeing
Hidden landmark
French Revolution
Wednesday, February 17
Parks & GardensParks & Gardens🏛️True bits of the Bastille (none at Place de la Bastille)
🧒Bring kids; playground is the main attraction
The Bastille's actual ruins hide behind a playground fence: a few weathered stones from the prison that sparked a revolution. Come for the history, stay for the absurdity of kids swinging where revolutionaries once plotted.
History buffs
Offbeat sightseeing
Hidden landmark
French Revolution
Wednesday, February 17