Cité des enfants (Cité des sciences et de l'industrie)
A science museum with two hands-on children's areas built by age band, 2–6 and 5–10, each visited in 90-minute sessions, plus a baby space and a real submarine, the Argonaute, to climb through.
Photo: CPR / Maisant / Hemis – Visit Paris Region
What
Museum
Ages
2–6 and 5–10 (two separate areas); Cité des bébés from birth to 23 months
Where
19th arrondissement
Address
30 avenue Corentin Cariou, 75019 Paris
Season and hours
Cité des sciences: Tuesday–Saturday 9:15–18:00, Sunday 9:15–19:00, closed Mondays, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; open daily 9:15–19:00 in the Toussaint holidays (19 October–1 November 2026). Cité des enfants in 1h30 sessions: 2–6 area Tue–Fri 9:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30; weekends and holidays 9:30, 11:15, 13:00, 14:45, 16:30 (5–10 area a quarter of an hour later). Online booking strongly recommended.
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