Paris is one of those cities where most of the agreed-upon Obvious Tourist Stuff really is totally worth seeing. Louvre, Notre Dame, Sainte-Chapelle, Eiffel Tower, Arc d'Triomphe, etc etc: yes, all of it, really.
My personal favorite not-on-the-obvious-list thing in Paris: the sewer museum. Early summer is, sadly, probably not the greatest time to visit it (dead of winter, really, is your best bet), but it's still fascinating.
Second on the sewer museum. And the food, though maybe not right afterwards.
The Palace of Versailles is completely worth a visit. So is Chartres, which has the famous cathedral as well as two others, and parts of which still look like the 16th century. Versailles is near the end of the RER C line; Chartres is about an hour out on the Transilien (commuter rail) from Gare Montparnasse.
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My personal favorite not-on-the-obvious-list thing in Paris: the sewer museum. Early summer is, sadly, probably not the greatest time to visit it (dead of winter, really, is your best bet), but it's still fascinating.
Also: OH GOD THE FOOD. ALL OF IT. OH MY GOD.
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The Palace of Versailles is completely worth a visit. So is Chartres, which has the famous cathedral as well as two others, and parts of which still look like the 16th century. Versailles is near the end of the RER C line; Chartres is about an hour out on the Transilien (commuter rail) from Gare Montparnasse.