What it is: Parc du Champ de Mars
Where it is: 2, Allée Adrienne Lecouvreur – 7e (map)
Entrances – quai Branly, avenue de la Motte-Piquet, avenue de la Bourdonnais & avenue de Suffren
When it’s free: Daily 24/7
How to get there: École Militaire M8 or Champ de Mars – Tour Eiffel M8
What it is: Jardin japonais de Nogushi à l’Unesco – Jardin de Paix
Where it is: 7, place Fontenoy – 7e (map)
When it’s free: Weekdays
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Closed Weekends and Public Holidays
How to get there: Tour Eiffel – Champ de Mars M6, M8, M10
What it is: Esplanade des Invalides
Where it is: 1, rue Fabert – 7e (map)
Entrances – quai d’Orsay, place des Invalides, rue de Constantine & rue Fabert
When it’s free: Daily 24/7
How to get there: Invalides M8, M13
What it is: Jardin des grands explorateurs Marco Polo et Cavelier-de-la-Salle
Where it is: Avenue de l’Observatoire – 6e (map)
When it’s free: Daily
May 1 to August 31
Monday to Friday – 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM
Saturday to Sunday – 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM
September 1 to September 31
Monday to Friday – 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM
Saturday to Sunday – 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM
October 1 to October 25
Monday to Friday – 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Saturday to Sunday – 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM
How to get there: Raspail M4, M6 or Vavin M4
What it is: Jardin botanique de la faculté de pharmacie
Where it is: 4, avenue de l’Observatoire – 6e (map)
When it’s free: By Appointment – guided visits from March 15
(email at least 48 hours in advance to jardin.botanique@pharmacie.parisdescartes.fr)
Thursday – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Closed November 1 to March 15
How to get there: Vavin M4 or Port-Royal RER B
What it is: Jardin du Luxembourg
Where it is: Rue de Médicis – Rue de Vaugirard – 6e (map)
Entrances – place Edmond Rostand, place André Honnorat, rue Guynemer & rue de Vaugirard
When it’s free: Daily
Depending on season
Opens 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
Closes 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
How to get there: Odéon M4, M10 or Luxembourg RER B
What it is: École botanique du Jardin des Plantes
Where it is: 49, rue Monge / rue de Navarre – 5e (map)
When it’s free: Same hours as the Jardin des Plantes
Summer
Daily – 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM
Winter
Daily – 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
How to get there: Austerlitz M5, Censier Daubenton M7, Jussieu M10, or Austerlitz RER C
What it is: Arènes de Lutèce (Roman Arena)
Where it is: 49, rue Monge / rue de Navarre – 5e (map)
When it’s free: Daily
Summer – 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Winter – 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
How to get there: Monge M7, Jussieu, M7, M10 or Cardinal-Lemoine M10
What it is: Jardin des Plantes
Where it is: 57, rue Cuvier – 5e (map)
Entrances – 2, rue Buffon, 36, rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, place Valhubert
When it’s free: Daily
Summer – 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Winter – 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
How to get there: Austerlitz M5, Censier Daubenton M7, Jussieu M10 or Austerlitz RER C
What it is: Jardin Alpin
Where it is: 57, Rue Cuvier – 5e (map)
When it’s free: Weekdays
April 1 to October 31
Monday to Friday – 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays – 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Closed November to March
How to get there: Austerlitz M5, Censier Daubenton M7 or Jussieu M10