Luxembourg

This garden sanctuary is short walk from the Hotel Le Regent. Here Parisians, and travelers alike, can get in their morning jog, sail a small boat in the pond, enjoy lunch alfresco, or take in the many sculptural gems scattered around the park.

Including, the first small-scale model of the Statue of Liberty. Which is here in the Luxembourg Gardens. Before sending the enormous copper statue to America, the sculptor Bartholdi perfected his design with this smaller first draft. Here you can get a good look at Our Lady Liberty. Can’t get this close to her on Liberty Island, okay, you can climb up into her head, but this is different.