Most reviewed History Museums in France

1. 4.5 Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux (8.322 reviews) Normandy
   - Not to be missed!
   Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Art Museums • History Museums
   
   
2. 4.5 Le Château du Clos Luce - Parc Leonardo da Vinci (6.351 reviews) Centre-Val de Loire
   - Inspiring visit
   Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • History Museums
   
   
3. 4.5 Memorial de Caen (4.730 reviews) Normandy
   - Great War Museum and a Reminder of Why NATO exists
   Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Military Museums • History Museums
   
   
4. 4.5 The Hall of Mirrors (3.246 reviews) Ile-de-France
   - Glamour and glitter
   Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings • History Museums
   
   
5. 4.0 Cite de La Mare (2.561 reviews) Normandy
   - Interesting but kids not allowed in submarine
   Spent More than 3 hours Aquariums • History Museums
   
   
6. 4.5 Airborne Museum (2.494 reviews) from $10.60 Normandy
   - First class museum
   Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
   
   
7. 4.5 Musee Toulouse-Lautrec (2.347 reviews) Occitanie
   - Lautrec Comes Home
   Tuesday: Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums • History Museums
   
   
8. 4.5 Musee Memorial de la Bataille de Normandie (1.880 reviews) Normandy
   - Best D-day Museum - buy the Combo ticket
   Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • Monuments & Statues • History Museums
   
   
9. 4.5 Musée Unterlinden (1.663 reviews) Grand Est
   - The Isenheim Altarpiece is a must see!!!
   Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums • History Museums
   
   
10. 4.5 Musee Departemental Arles Antique (1.649 reviews) Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
    - A treasure trove of Roman artefacts
    Tuesday: Art Museums • History Museums
    
    
11. 5.0 Centre de la Mémoire d’Oradour (1.588 reviews) Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    - Intense location
    Spent 2-3 hours Historic Sites • History Museums
    
    
12. 4.5 Carriere Wellington (1.532 reviews) Hauts-de-France
    - It gives you chills
    Tuesday: 9:45 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • History Museums
    
    
13. 4.5 Musee des Blindes (1.405 reviews) Pays de la Loire
    - World-class tank collection
    Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
14. 4.5 Musee Alsacien (1.308 reviews) Grand Est
    - Wonderfully atmospheric
    Tuesday: History Museums
    
    
15. 4.5 Juno Beach Centre (1.298 reviews) Normandy
    - Well worth a visit
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
    
    
16. 4.5 D-Day Experience (Dead Man's Corner museum) (1.280 reviews) Normandy
    - Another fantastic museum
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Military Museums • History Museums
    
    
17. 4.5 Château de Grignan (1.185 reviews) Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
    - Great views
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Castles • History Museums
    
    
18. 5.0 Pegasus Memorial (1.099 reviews) Normandy
    - Excellent, the tour made it.
    Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites • Monuments & Statues • History Museums
    
    
19. 4.5 Le Mémorial de Verdun (1.050 reviews) Grand Est
    - Super museum and wonderful staff.
    Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Spent 2-3 hours History Museums
    
    
20. 4.5 Chateau Fort of Lourdes (1.008 reviews) Occitanie
    - The natural and architectural beauty of Lourdes is astounding and the reason to visit not for the pilgrimage itself
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Castles • Art Museums • History Museums
    
    
21. 4.5 Citadelle de Saint-Tropez - Musée d'histoire maritime (971 reviews) Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
    - Absolutely worth a visit
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
22. 4.5 Gallo-Roman Museum (956 reviews) Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
    - An essential visit in Lyon
    Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM History Museums
    
    
23. 4.5 24 Hours of Le Mans Museum (929 reviews) Pays de la Loire
    - Visiting Le Mans.
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
24. 4.5 Villa Arnaga (920 reviews) Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    - Superb villa and gardens
    Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
    
    
25. 4.5 Centre Historique Mnier (880 reviews) Hauts-de-France
    - Excellent presentation of a bygone industrial era
    Tuesday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours History Museums
    
    
26. 4.5 Historial Jeanne d’Arc (813 reviews) Normandy
    - Joan D’Arc life and trials
    Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
27. 4.5 Maison de Jules Verne (810 reviews) Hauts-de-France
    - Very interesting and well worth visit
    Tuesday: History Museums
    
    
28. 4.5 Musée national de la Marine (788 reviews) Brittany
    - Wonderful views
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
    
    
29. 4.0 Musee National de Prehistoire (783 reviews) Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    - Fascinating
    Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM Natural History Museums
    
    
30. 4.0 Musée d'Archéologie Nationale (773 reviews) Ile-de-France
    - Needs a refresh
    Tuesday: Architectural Buildings • Gardens • History Museums
    
    
31. 4.5 Musée d'Aquitaine (771 reviews) Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    - The Story of Bordeaux
    Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
32. 4.5 Musee de la Grande Guerre (759 reviews) Ile-de-France
    - A fantastic museum with superb displays
    Tuesday: Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
    
    
33. 3.0 Palais Des Bonbons du Nougat et des Souvenirs (711 reviews) Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
    - For sweet lovers and curious
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Children's Museums • History Museums
    
    
34. 4.5 Mémorial Charles de Gaulle (650 reviews) Grand Est
    - Excellent Visit- Must See
    Tuesday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Monuments & Statues • History Museums
    
    
35. 4.0 MuséoParc Alésia (601 reviews) Bourgogne-Franche-Comte
    - HIstory with good info and lots of interactive exhibits
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours History Museums
    
    
36. 4.5 Vesunna (592 reviews) Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    - Over 2000 years old!
    Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Points of Interest & Landmarks • History Museums
    
    
37. 4.5 Musee Dunkerque 1940 - Operation Dynamo (585 reviews) Hauts-de-France
    - Enjoyable
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • History Museums
    
    
38. 4.5 Centre D'histoire De La Resistance Et De La Deportation (567 reviews) Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
    - A must visit to understand the history of Lyon and France during WW2
    Tuesday: Spent 2-3 hours Military Museums • Children's Museums • History Museums
    
    
39. 4.0 Musée Basque et de l'Histoire de Bayonne - Basque museum (557 reviews) Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    - The Basque Experience
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
    
    
40. 4.5 Village de Poul-Fetan (553 reviews) Brittany
    - Fascinating glimpse into a gone-by life
    Tuesday: 10:15 AM - 7:30 PM Spent More than 3 hours History Museums
    
    
41. 4.5 Cave Museum, Village Troglodytique de Rochemenier (538 reviews) from $8.56 Pays de la Loire
    - Most memorable Loire trip
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Caverns & Caves • History Museums
    
    
42. 4.0 Parc de la Prehistoire (537 reviews) Occitanie
    - Not just for kids
    Spent More than 3 hours History Museums
    
    
43. 4.5 Musee du Mur de l'Atlantique (520 reviews) Hauts-de-France
    - A fascinating WW2 site
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
44. 4.5 Museum of the Surrender (484 reviews) Grand Est
    - Must see for anyone who enjoys WWII history
    Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • History Museums
    
    
45. 4.0 La Grange aux Dimes (476 reviews) Ile-de-France
    - Highly and well organised
    Tuesday: Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites • History Museums
    
    
46. 4.0 Historial de la Grande Guerre (455 reviews) Hauts-de-France
    - Return visit to the Museum
    History Museums
    
    
47. 4.0 Musee Bartholdi (449 reviews) Grand Est
    - Tribute to the author of one of world's most famous monuments
    Tuesday: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Art Museums • History Museums
    
    
48. 4.5 Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame (442 reviews) Grand Est
    - A stunning collection of art
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Art Museums • History Museums
    
    
49. 4.5 Fort de Queuleu (415 reviews) Grand Est
    - Interesting place to visit: in remembrance
    Tuesday: Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • History Museums
    
    
50. 4.5 Château de Duras (411 reviews) Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    - Excellent tour
    Tuesday: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Castles • History Museums