The Louvre is one of the few places where I actually felt like I could get lost in a building. It simply goes on forever. The sheer amount of works, objects, an

The Louvre is one of the few places where I actually felt like I could get lost in a building. It simply goes on forever. The sheer amount of works, objects, and information, presented to a visitor is astounding and hypnotic. For modern paintings, I like the Musee d'Orsay slightly more; but for sheer art history the Louvre is truly one of the greatest institutions in existence and a must visit for anyone. They will recommend that you plan on not "seeing everything" in a lot of guides. Believe that. Making some choices for things you want to see beforehand will cut down on the exhaustion that often comes over you after you end up in a room filled with dazzling tea cups from 16th century France and yet you're just desperately trying to figure out how to get out. It happens to the best of us.