Rick Steves Reveals The Eiffel Tower's Secret Spot
By Dhruv Trivedi
VACATIONS
Per travel guru Rick Steves, one of the Eiffel Tower's main highlights is a secret apartment near the top of the structure in Gros-Caillou, a neighborhood at the heart of Paris.
The man it belonged to was the designer of the iconic monument — Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel never let anyone else use it and only hosted very select visitors, one being Thomas Edison.
After being closed to the public for years, the apartment can now be peered into through a glass window. The apartment is remarkably quaint with a simple layout.
The apartment has wood paneling, wallpaper, and velvet-upholstered furniture. It consists of living and dining areas, a workshop, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
A ticket to the top floor lets you peek into the apartment. You can grab a flute of bubbly from the bar and marvel at the prospect of living in these one-of-a-kind quarters.