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Muséum de Toulouse
This excellent natural history museum ranges across the epochs, with exhibits from pterodactyl skeletons to ancient fossils. The exhibits are really well displayed – look out for Times Staircase, which tells the history of life on earth in a hands-on fashion.
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Musée de la Halle St
Founded in 1986, this museum and gallery is in the lovely old covered St Peter’s Market. It focuses on the primitive and Art Brut schools; there is no permanent collection, but the museum stages three temporary exhibitions a year. There’s a lovely cafe on site.
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George Orwells Boarding House
In 1928 George Orwell (1903–50) stayed in a cheap boarding house above 6 rue du Pot de Fer while working as a dishwasher. Read about it and the street, which he called ‘rue du Coq d’Or’ (Street of the Golden Rooster), in Down and Out in Paris and London (1933).
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De Castellane
The 45-minute tours, in French and English, take in an informative bubbly museum dedicated to elucidating the méthode champenoise and its diverse technologies. The reward for climbing the 237 steps up the 66m-high tower (built 1905) is a fine panoramic view.
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La Manufacture 111
A massive 1500-sq-metre former garage now houses this edgy new urban cultural centre. Street art and hip-hop are at the heart of its exhibitions; you can also catch a food truck, concerts and various events here. Check its Facebook page or Twitter feed for updates.
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Tour Perret
For a long time the tallest building in western Europe, the reinforced concrete Perret Tower (110m), facing the train station, was designed by Belgian architect Auguste Perret (who also planned postwar Le Havre) and completed in 1954. It is not open to visitors.
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Musée de la Résistance
This captivating museum, 1.5km along the road to Digne, is dedicated to heroes of the Resistance. The tourism office will not help you find it. Call ahead.
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Puits de Moïse
This famous grouping of six Old Testament figures, carved from 1395 to 1405 by court sculptor Claus Sluter and his nephew Claus de Werve, is on the grounds of a psychiatric hospital 1km west of the train station; by bus take line 3 towards Fontaine dOuche.
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Clocher Vieux
Along with the the Portail Royal, the cathedrals other main Romanesque feature is the 105m-high Clocher Vieux (Old Bell Tower; also called the Tour Sud or South Tower). Construction began in the 1140s; it remains the tallest Romanesque steeple still standing.
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Réserve Nationale de Camargue
The 600-sq-km lagoon Étang de Vaccarès, south of Arles, and nearby peninsulas and islands form the Réserve Nationale de Camargue, a nature reserve founded in 1927, with an information centre at La Capelière . This are is tops for bird watching and nature walks.
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La Cohue – Musée des Beaux
Almost opposite the cathedral, youll find the Musée de la Cohue, which has variously been a produce market, a law court and the seat of the Breton parliament. Today its a museum of fine arts, displaying mostly 19th-century paintings, sculptures and engravings.
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Château de Ripaille
Once home to the dukes of Savoy, this turreted castle, rebuilt in the 19th century on the site of its 15th-century ancestor, is 2.5km northeast of the town centre along quai de Ripaille. It has vineyards, a garden for summer dining and forested grounds to explore.
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Moulin de Callas
At the southern foot of Callas turns this oil mill, where Nicole and Serge’s family have cultivated olives to make oil since 1928. Learn about olive oil and buy in the on-site shop, which also carries a broad array of regional soaps, honeys and other products.
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Musée du Vieux Nîmes
The town museum delves into the history of Nîmes from Roman times through to the modern era, with lots of period costumes and a display of denim-wearing celebrities including Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. Its located inside Nîmes’ 17th-century episcopal palace.
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Musée d’Ethnographie et d’Art Populaire Normand
Offers a glimpse of domestic and economic life in 16th- to 19th-century Normandy through traditional costumes, furniture and housewares. Situated around the corner from Musée de la Marine, in two adjacent 16th-century buildings: a one-time prison and a house.
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Musée d’Art et dHistoire
This small museum – theres free admission with a Théâtre Antique ticket – displays various unassuming treasures, including portions of the Roman survey registers (precursors to the tax department) and friezes that once formed part of the Roman theatres scenery.
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LImaginarium
An essential port of call on any wine-tasting itinerary, this gleaming modern museum is a great place to learn about Burgundy wines and wine-making techniques. Its fun and entertaining, with movies, exhibits and interactive displays, followed by tasting.
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Le Vaisseau
Science is never boring at this interactive science and technology museum, 2.5km southeast of central Strasbourg. There are plenty of hands-on activities to amuse little minds, from crawling through an ant colony to creating cartoons and broadcasting the news.
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Senlis Museums
Senlis was a royal seat from the time of Clovis in the 5th and 6th centuries to Henri IV (r 1589–1610), and contains three small but well-formed museums devoted to subjects as diverse as art and archaeology, hunting and the French cavalry in North Africa.
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Parlement Européen
Should the inner workings of the EU intrigue, you can sit in on debates ranging from lively to yawn-a-minute at the Parlement Européen ; dates are available from the tourist office or on the website. For individuals it’s first come, first served (bring ID).
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