There Are Two Ways to Get Up the Eiffel Tower: Smart or Stupid
If your time is worth anything (and I always assume my traveling readership has very valuable time), you must get a reservation to go up the Eiffel Tower. Here, looking down from the first level at the ground-level lines, it's clear: Those who just show up waste lots of time. Those who follow their guidebook's advice and book an entrance time in advance (it's easy) scoot right in.