Museums in France

Discover 68 unusual museums in France.

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Musée des Années 30

A beautiful and original museum dedicated to art of the 1930s in France and beyond.

Mont Faron Memorial

The national memorial to France's "Second D-Day."

Sainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement, France

Der Lake Museum Village

A museum preserving the remnants of three villages submerged by Der Lake.

Somme 1916 Museum

A haunting museum chronicling the bloodiest battlefield of World War I.

Phono Museum Paris

A treasure trove of audio technology, from wax cylinders to juke boxes and record players.

La Rochelle, France

Le Bunker De La Rochelle

Under the streets of La Rochelle, a former wartime bunker holds some surprising secrets.

La Maison de Robespierre

One of the most notorious leaders of the French Revolution once lived here.

Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

La Maison du Brie de Meaux

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

Migné-Auxances, France

Musée d'Art Populaire

An enormous collection of cars, figurines, signs, puppets, strollers and other collectibles.

Toulouse, France

Musée de l'Histoire de la Médecine (Museum of the History of Medicine)

A journey through the history of medicine throughout the centuries.

Museum workers outside the entrance to the second building of the museum.

Musée de la Coutellerie (Thiers Cutlery Museum)

The history of knife-making in this French city is explored through this museum.

The vineyards.

Corkscrew and Vineyard Museum

View one man's eccentric collection of nearly 5,000 corkscrews, then sip some Chablis.

Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France

Birthplace of Joan of Arc

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

Le Tréport, France

Kahl-Bürg

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

Maison du Charolais

Charolles, France

Maison du Charolais

An interactive museum and restaurant devoted to a prestigious breed of cattle.