The Musée de l'Orangerie is a gallery of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The larger-than-life Water Lilies by Monet are the main attraction, set in a decadently light and airy setting. Monet donated the paintings to the French state as World War I was ending, with the condition that they be housed in a suitable venue. The orangerie in the Tuileries Garden was chosen, and your tickets let you bask in the full glory of the Water Lilies series. Pore over the painstaking detail of each canvas, lovingly painted by a cataract-ridden Monet. The museum also displays works by Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, and Rousseau, among others. Roam through the meditative art spaces that flow into each other and pay homage to some of the finest art of the 20th century.