The Disney corporation chose this city as the site for their European theme park franchise.
Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, located about 32 kilometres east of the city centre of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hotels, two convention centers, a golf course, an arena, and a shopping, dining and entertainment complex. Opened on 12 April 1992, the resort is operated by Disney Experiences, a division of the Walt Disney Company.
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Aquarium.
Museum dedicated to the life of Louis Braille, inventor of Braille script for the visually impaired.
L'usine Menier et la cité ouvrière
Former site of the Menier chocolate factory, now owned by Nestle. The factory itself is open to visitors only during open house weeks, generally in September.
Neoclassical château from the 17th century with spectacular gardens. The last family to live in the house were the Cahen d'Anvers who donated the house to the state. For many years it was used to receive foreign heads of state.
Urban Transport Museum of France
The museum contains a static collection of many trams and buses plus one old metro carriage.
Postmodernist housing estate completed in 1985, but not quite as ominous and austere as the Espaces d'Abraxas. Nicknamed 'Les Camemberts' by the locals due to the building's round shape.