Best Way to See the Eiffel Tower

When you get to Paris, you will want to seegoes out to the Musee National des Monuments.
many of the famous sites. First stop for manyMake sure that this is the exit you take
people is the Eiffel Tower. This is such an iconicotherwise you'll find yourself on the wrong side of
symbol of Paris that it is important that your firsta roundabout.
sighting of it will be a memory that will stick withKeeping the Musee on your left, walk straight
you for the rest of your life.past it and turn left. You'll find yourself in a plaza
So here is the best way to see the Eiffel Towerarea called Le Palais de Chaillot (Chaillot Palace), but
for the first time.you won't notice that because right smack bang
First, wherever you are staying, take the Metroin front of you will be the Eiffel Tower. This is the
to Iena station or to Trocadero station.classic Eiffel Tower view, and this view can't be
If you go to Iena station, then when you comebeaten for your first sight of it.
out, you will be close to a fork in the road - theNext, you'll walk through the plaza towards the
left hand fork will be Avenue d'Iena, and the righttower and go down a wide set of steps through
hand fork will be Avenue du President Wilson.a water garden. At the end of the garden, you'll
Walk along Avenue du President Wilson, goingcross the road and find yourself on a bridge
towards Place du Trocadero et du 11 Novembre.crossing the River Seine. The bridge is called Pont
As you're walking along here, you want to keepd'Iena (remember Iena station and Avenue
the road on your right. After a short walk you willd'Iena?). On the other side of the bridge, you'll find
come to the Musee National des Monuments.yourself looking up through the hundreds of
If you go to Trocadero station, take the exit thatgirders that make up the tower.