Musée Grévin

On the Grands Boulevards, this waxwork museum has displayed lifelike figures of famous personalities since the late 19th century, making it one of the oldest of its kind. Founded by a caricaturist and named after its first artistic director, it presents historical scenes, contemporary celebrities and tableaux of French history in richly decorated halls. The building itself is a period showpiece, boasting a mirrored ballroom, a marble staircase and a domed hall of columns surviving from the Belle Époque.