Musee d'Orsay

With its extensive collection of 19th century art, this museum is most famous for its Impressionist collection. I focused mainly on the works of Monet, Van Gogh and Degas. Since I had already visited Monet’s home in Giverny, I got to see the actual lilies that inspired the painting Water Lilies, which resides in Musée d’Orsay. And

Van Gogh is just so spectacular that seeing an original in person was awe-inspiring, despite the fact that Im about the furthest thing from an artist. Degas is an artist I didn’t know a lot about before I visited this museum, but he had a passion for ballet dancers and they are the focus of much of his work. A side note: The museum building used to be a train station.