Atlantic Garden — Attraction in Paris

Hard to find so I added some photos and directions. From the area where you wait to get on the trains, look for the lost and found, assistance and police signs and follow them. If you are looking at the trains it’s to the right. Just past the list and found there’s a large door with a sign above “Jardin Atlantique.” Go up the large stairs and through the glass doors, keep going to the stairs, there’s a round building, go to the right, that brings you into the end of the garden area so just keep walking. There’s green areas and tennis courts lining the edge on a slightly lower area and flowers and sculptures. Also the large slanted wooden area where you can lie down reminds me of a beach. It has some areas covered with vines for shade. If the weather is nice it’s a great place to hang out while waiting...

We climbed a narrow steel staircase above the busy and noisy Gare Montparnasse and like magic we were transported in this serene park with wavy patterns on its pavements, deck, rails and even terraced gardens simulating the shores of the Atlantique. Except for the hissing sound of the metro tracks, it is easy to forget the dizzying activities beneath it. You hear the chirping of birds, the bouncing of a tennis ball, the gay singing of a toddler brought out for a morning walk. Even the breeze announces its presence. And the flowers- wisteria, rhododendron, tulips--...

The children’s area is not well cared for at all. I’m shocked this park is so highly recommended! We walked twenty minutes to get there and found it smelly (lots of private corners to pee in apparently) and the pirate ship that is supposed to be the main attraction is completely run down and the slide has plywood screwed on, preventing any use. My husband noted the entire place looked like it should be the scene of an apocalypse movie. Head to the kids playground at Luxembourg Gardens - about 20 minutes walk from Jardin Atlantique but...