Paris, The City of Light - known for being one of the first European cities to adopt gas street lighting - is filled with beautiful architecture and history. You don't want to miss these twenty places on your next trip!

Be sure to also check out these Lesser-Known Romantic Parts of Paris.

With its iconic glass pyramid, the Louvre Museum plays hosts to picture perfect sites at almost every turn on the outside and inside. Just make sure you double check their hours before planning your trip as the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays or when there is 1.2-mile flooding. I highly recommend walking around the exterior when the museum is closed for pictures with fewer tourists.

It would only be a surprise if the Eiffel Tower didn't make this list. But visit these great locations to take the perfect picture of the tower.

The Eiffel Tower - completed in 1889 - is named after Gustave Eiffel whose company designed and built the tower. The Tower was the tallest structure in the world until the Chrysler Building was built in 1930 in New York City, and it was the tallest structure in France until 1973 when a military transmitter was erected in Saissac.

It's well worth the trip up 387 steps to the top of Notre Dame - you'll be rewarded with breathtaking views of the city. If the very top is a little too high for you, you can opt to go back down after the first landing. You'll still be rewarded great views of the city and the gargoyles that line the precipice.

Although Paris removed the original Love Locks from the Pont des Arts Bridge back in 2015, there have been new locations springing up all around the Seine River. However, I wouldn't recommend entrusting your love to just one of these shiny pieces of metal because the locks have been posing a problem for the French government, and it's unclear how long these will stick around. Still, they make for a great photo overlooking the river.

Sitting astride the western end of the Champs-?lys��es the Arc de Triomphe honors those who fought and died for France during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Visitors can buy a ticket to walk to the top of the structure and be treated to more aerial views of the city.

The Arc de Triomphe is also well-known as being part of the final stage for the Tour de France.

The Flame of Liberty sits atop the northern end of the Pont de l'Alma - now infamously known as the tunnel of Princess Diana's fatal car crash. After her death, the Flame transformed into an unofficial memorial for the beloved princess.

If the Flame of Liberty looks oddly familiar, that's because it is a full-sized replica of the Statue of Liberty's torch. The Flame of Liberty was gifted to Paris in 1989 from the International Herald Tribune newspaper (now the International New York Times).

The Champs-Elysees is about a 1.2-mile stretch starting at the Place de la Concorde and ending at the Arc de Triomphe. The avenue is littered with some of the most well-known luxury shops in Paris. The Bastille Day military parade and Tour de France also use this iconic highway annually.

The Champ de Mars is the public greenspace that basks in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. This is a great spot to relax, picnic and take pictures of the Eiffel Tower. The name of the park is a nod towards the Romans god of war - Mars.

The Seine River cuts through the very heart of Paris. There's a multitude of bridges that allow you to easily traverse back and forth to either side of the city. Adventures by Disney has recently added a new cruise along the Seine River allowing guests two days in Paris during the 10-day, 9-night itinerary.

Located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde, the Jardin des Tuileries - or literally the Tuleries Garden - is a public garden. When you're not capturing the scenery around you, it's a great place to relax with a coffee. There are multiple alcoves for you to sit, people watch and drink in the scenery around you.

As you make your way to the Eiffel Tower, a building catches your eye - it's covered in foliage. This living wall of greenery outside the Quai Branly Museum is a full vertical garden. The building is covered in 15,000 plants from all over the world.

Moulin Rouge opened its doors in 1889 and has transformed from a risqu�� cabaret to a tourist attraction. With its standout architecture - the red windmill - Moulin Rouge was created to bring together people from all classes to enjoy the arts in the trendy district of Montmartre.

Located just outside the city of Paris, but still easy to reach on public transportation, sit the Palace of Versailles. The magnificent gardens are worth a trip out of the city alone, but the grandeur and opulence of the palace is also staggering. Just think about how many servants had to be used for this to be a fully functioning palace.

For a real treat, take a food tour around the Palace of Versailles.

Sacre-Coer, also known as the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Palace, sits atop more than 300 steps and is located at the top of the Montmartre hill - so be sure to bring some comfortable walking shoes if you plan to make it all the way to the top.

Read this review for Taking the Kids to Montmartre, Paris.

Translated as the Luxembourg Gardens, the Jardin du Luxemburg were first envisioned by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France, in 1612 at her newly constructed Luxembourg Palace. These gardens were 1.2-mile inspired by the Boboli Gardens in Florence. Thankfully these are now open to more than just royalty, and the public can enjoy walking tours through the grounds.

One of Paris' major public squares and located between the Jardin des Tuileries and the end of the Champs-Elysees, the Place de la Concorde is most notable for the Luxor Obelisk - a 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk - sitting in the middle of the square. During the French Revolution this was also a popular execution site. It is said that Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were both guillotined here.

As with all Walt Disney World parks, Disneyland Paris is centralized around a Disney princess castle - in this case, Sleeping Beauty. Visitors will be treated to the staples of a Walt Disney World theme park - like Main Street and Space Mountain. But did you know that all Main Streets at Disney parks have a real working barber shop? That's because Walt Disney's dad was a barber himself.

Disneyland Paris is set to get a Massive, Multi-Year Expansion to add three new areas to the existing park - Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars.

Sainte-Chapelle was the residence of French Kings until the fourteenth century. Sainte-Chapelle was completed in 1248 after just seven years of construction, with the original intention to house Christ's crown of thorns.

Ready to see the spookier side of Paris? Take a trip down to the catacombs where you'll walk through a tunnel filled with the remains of more than six million people. The catacombs themselves were 1.2-mile as underground quarries but were begun to be used as a deadly repository in the 18th-century when space in the city's cemeteries had become limited.

The Pont Alexandre III Bridge exudes lavishness with its gilt bronze statues on either end and ornate carvings spanning the Seine River.