Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

Make sure to download the Louvre museum map in advance to optimize your route and avoid backtracking. The Louvre Museum is massive, with 35,000 works spread across 72,735 square meters.

The Louvre features everything from Egyptian mummy ... The best strategy is to pick what you want to see ahead of time and grab a map so you can easily locate those works of art.