Rated one of the sexiest places in the world by a national women’s magazine, Paris offers a place where you can get your groove on at the exclusive dance lounge Le Baron.

The club was once a seedy hostesse/brothel and now has an intimate speakeasy feel - unstoppable since opening in 2004, according to one website. It’s also always packed with celebrities and is considered THE hotspot in Paris; one of the coolest clubs. The former site of the famous brothel that was infiltrated by the Mafia, it’s considered to be one of the best places for Latin dancing in the city and the place to take tourists.

“Parisian nightspots are like really delicious chocolates,” says writer Rebecca Leffler.  

The address is 6 av. Marceau, 8e, Champs-Elysees.

For more information on Le Baron, call 011-33-1-4720-0101.  

Even in Paris you can experience New York at Harry’s Bar while mellowing out at the piano bar at the lively, super-social place. (Source: cosmomag.com). Ranked one of the world’s best pubs, it was the first of the “New York bars,” a welcome haven for North Americans seeking a touch of home. It’s a true institution and one of the most famous taverns in the world located at 5, Rue Daunou.

For details, go to harrysbar.fr online or call +33 1 42 61 71 14.

While you’re in town also check out Basillique du Sacre Couer via the curling staircase going to to the top of sugar-white for a 360-degree view.  After the Franco-Prussian War ended in 1870, France decided to construct a church in honor of the Sacred Heart in Paris on the butte Montmartre. The site of the 19th-century basilica is traditionally associated with the beheading of the city's patron, Saint Denis, in the third century, according to sacred-destinations.com.

“If you take the steps it will be a really good walk that will give your calf muscles a good work out,” says one traveler who wrote about his experience on realtravel.com.

Located at 35 rue du Chevalier de la Barre, the contact phone number is 42 51 17 02.

Then gaze at Degas and other impressionist painters at the Musee d’Orsay located in a revamped train station with snaking glass walkways that overlook the Seine (musee-orsay.fr). The old grand railway station built in 1900 now boasts modern 19th-century art with atmosphere and personality to match and is one of the world’s most visited museums. Situated at 1, rue de Bellechasse, 62, rue de Lille, the facility staff may be reached at 40 49 48 14.