The Orangerie Museum is manageable, less crowded than others, and it allows you to get up close and personal with some great, great masterpieces. Up first, Monet's Water Lilies:
This museum houses a great collection of pieces by Picasso:
The galleries were also filled with Renoir, Rousseau, Matisse, and a newly discovered favorite to me, Soutine. This museum is highly fabulous.