Places of Interest
- Place de la Bastille (shared by the 4th, 11th and 12th arrondissements)
- Opéra Bastille
- Faubourg Saint-Antoine
- Bois de Vincennes
- Cimetière de Picpus
- Musée des Arts Forains
- Palais de la Porte Dorée (Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration)
- Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
- Parc de Bercy
- Promenade plantée
- Viaduc des arts
- Zoo de Vincennes (closed for renovation until 2012)
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