Pantheon Ticket and Audio Tour Paris: Foucault's Pendulum

Foucault's Pendulum swings beneath the dome while you navigate the crypt alone

This is a self-guided audio tour of the Pantheon in Paris, delivered through the WeGoTrip app on your phone, that includes entry and a detailed route with step-by-step navigation. The tour covers the monument's artwork, the scientific installation of Foucault's Pendulum, and the tombs of France's greatest minds (Voltaire, Curie, Hugo and others) plus the newly opened panoramic platform at the dome's peak. You collect your ticket and audio guide via email, SMS or WhatsApp before you arrive.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Pantheon with audio tour

• Get entry ticket in WeGoTrip app
• Follow instructions to collect ticket
• Use digital guide with maps and audio
• Explore Pantheon artworks and sculptures
• See Foucault's pendulum under the dome
• Visit crypt with tombs of famous French
• Admire panoramic city views from dome

The experience

Foucault's Pendulum hangs beneath the dome, a scientific proof that the earth rotates on its axis, and the audio tour explains the discovery as you stand beneath it. The Pantheon itself is a solemn monument filled with sculptures, frescoes, paintings and tapestries that celebrate the French Republic. You move through at your own pace, following the step-by-step navigation on your phone while the audio commentary plays, learning the stories behind the patriotic artwork on the façade and inside the crypt where France's most revered figures are buried.

The tour takes roughly 90 minutes, though you can linger longer if the dome's panoramic platform draws you up the stairs. The platform opened recently and sits 35 meters high, offering views across Paris. Everything you need arrives in the WeGoTrip app before your visit (maps, photos, scripts and the full audio guide in English), so you do not need a physical guide or earphones beyond what you already have on your phone.

What’s included

• Entry ticket to the Pantheon.
• self-guided audio tour in English delivered through the WeGoTrip app.
• detailed route with step-by-step navigation through the monument.
• maps, photos and scripts within the app.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by WGTickets

Is this one for you?The app-based guide means you start whenever you arrive (no fixed time, no waiting for a group), and you move through the Pantheon at your own pace, stopping as long as you want at each tomb, artwork or the dome's platform. This works well if you're staying elsewhere in Paris or don't have a car, since public transportation reaches the Pantheon and you need only your phone to begin.

Top questions

What is Foucault's Pendulum and why is it in the Pantheon?

Foucault's Pendulum is a scientific installation that demonstrates the earth's rotation on its axis. It hangs beneath the dome of the Pantheon, and the audio tour explains the discovery and its significance as you stand beneath it.

Can I climb to the top of the Pantheon dome?

Yes. The panoramic platform at the top of the dome opened recently and sits 35 meters high, offering views across Paris. You can visit it as part of your self-guided tour.

Whose tombs are inside the Pantheon?

The Pantheon is the nation's mausoleum and holds the tombs of France's greatest minds, including Voltaire, Marie Curie and Victor Hugo, as well as legends of France's most revered saints such as Joan of Arc and St Genevieve.

How do I get my ticket and audio guide before I visit?

Your ticket and audio guide are delivered through the WeGoTrip app. You'll receive instructions via email, SMS and WhatsApp on how to collect them. The guide includes maps, photos, scripts and audio commentary in English.

How long does the tour take?

The tour takes roughly 90 minutes, though you can spend longer if you explore the artwork, the crypt and the panoramic platform at your own pace.