The Natural History Museum's showpiece, opened in 1994: an elephant leads a caravan of African savanna animals (giraffes, zebras, buffalo, lions, cheetahs), with the skeleton of a southern right whale, coral reefs and a giant squid nearby.
- Address
- 36 Rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris
- Hours
- Wed-Mon 10:00-18:00; closed Tue, 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec; ticket desks close 1 hour before
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 2 h
- Price
- Permanent collection EUR 13 (reduced EUR 10); with temporary exhibition EUR 16 (jardindesplantesdeparis.fr, 2026)
- Price level
- €€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Ticket desks close an hour before the 18:00 closing.
- A family 'Forfait Tribu' covers 2 adults and 2 young people aged 3-25.
- The gallery also holds a virtual-reality room, the Cabinet de Réalité Virtuelle; the Paleontology gallery is temporarily closed.