Catacombs Guided Tour

Journey below the city streets of Paris to learn the secrets of the world’s largest catacombs — the darkest part of the City of Light. Meet your guide at the street-level entrance for skip-the-line entry to the Paris Catacombs. Then, descend more than 60 feet underground to the land of the dead. Even the sign warns you, “Arrête! C’est ici l’Empire de la Mort” (Stop! Here is the Empire of Death). Hear how millions of souls found their way to this subterranean burial ground due to overcrowded cemeteries. Journey through corridors piled with bones, carefully and often artistically arranged, preserved for centuries in the ossuaries. We’ll walk some of the most fascinating parts of the 200 miles of tunnels, including special-access areas closed to the general public. You’ll follow in the footsteps of 18th and 19th century French royals as you hear about the legendary struggles and triumphs buried here. Macabre and sacred, the Paris Catacombs are the city’s most unusual must-see attraction!