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Musée de Grenoble
Attractions in Grenoble

Musée de Grenoble, the pick of Grenoble

Among the places to visit in and near Grenoble are 26 museums, 22 galleries and 16 gardens. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 26 beyond the 64 in Grenoble. France lists 10 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 10 of the places on the list. The big name further out is Grande Chartreuse, 21 km from the centre.

Photo: Musée de Grenoble, Milky (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Grenoble
64
inside the commune
Within 5 km
26
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
48
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
14
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
10
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

The headline places in Grenoble

After Musée de Grenoble come 2 attractions, 2 museums and a cathedral.

MuseumMusée de Grenoblein townCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoblein townAttractionBastillein townMuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêchéin townAttractionTour Perretin townMuseumMagasin-CNACin town

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

Finding your way

The outermost point is Le Coup de Sabre, at 4.9 km.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Grenoble; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

The kinds on offer

48 are museums or galleries; gardens come next with 16.

Museums & galleries 26 museums · 22 galleries38 in town · 10 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 6 châteaux · 4 monasteries · 3 forts · 1 cathedral5 in town · 9 nearby
Gardens 16 gardens14 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, parks & days out 1 theme park1 in town
Other attractions 11 attractions6 in town · 5 nearby

Dark: in Grenoble. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

The places, one by one

It starts in town with 64 places and goes on to 26 within 5 km of its centre.

The 64 places in Grenoble first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Grenoble → · Parks and trails in Grenoble →

Further afield

Further out, the best known

Best known of the 12 within reach is Grande Chartreuse, at 21 km.

Monastery or conventMonastery or conventGrande Chartreuse21 km north, in Saint-Pierre-de-ChartreuseMuseumMusée de la Révolution française12 km south, in VizilleChâteauChâteau de Vizille12 km south, in VizilleAttractionAttractionUriage-les-Bains9.2 km southeast, in Vaulnaveys-le-HautMuseumMusée Champollion15 km south, in VifAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais13 km north, in VoreppeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sieyes15 km northwest, in VoreppeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clermont30 km northwest, in ChirensChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Alba23 km west, in L'AlbencChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virieu38 km northwest, in Val-de-VirieuChâteauChâteau du Touvet27 km northeast, in Le TouvetAttractionAttractionTour Isabelle25 km northeast, in Plateau-des-Petites-Roches

Places within 40 km of Grenoble with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Seeing Grenoble: your questions

What is there to see in Grenoble?

The first on our list in Grenoble are Musée de Grenoble, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble, Bastille and Musée de l'Ancien Evêché. We list 64 places in town. Another 26 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Grenoble?

48 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de Grenoble, Musée de l'Ancien Evêché, Magasin-CNAC and Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère.

Which places in Grenoble are listed historic monuments?

10 places on this page in Grenoble are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble, Bastille, Musée de l'Ancien Evêché and Tour Perret.

What well-known places are within a day out of Grenoble?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (21 km), Musée de la Révolution française (12 km), Château de Vizille (12 km), Uriage-les-Bains (9.2 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Grenoble, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (27)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.