Just 40 minutes outside the elegance of Paris, there’s a place where dragons sleep under castles, pirates sail through glowing caves, and you might just bump into a mouse wearing red shorts and yellow shoes. No, this isn’t a hallucination brought on by too much fromage—this is Disneyland Paris, and it’s every bit as magical as it sounds.

There’s a moment when you step into the main hall of the Musée d'Orsay where you stop walking. Maybe it’s the golden light filtering through the arched glass ceiling. Maybe it’s the towering clock at the far end, still keeping time over what was once a bustling train station. Or maybe — most likely — it’s the realization that you’ve just entered one of the most beautiful museums in the world.