[smogcutter]

Funnily enough, Paris isn't a particularly organic layout. It was centrally redesigned and "modernized" starting in the reign of Napoleon III. For sure it was designed with horses and pedestrians in mind, so very different from most US cities, but also different from someplace like central Prague, etc.

[xapata]

They may have torn down a bunch of buildings to pave the boulevards, but in between it's a wonderful mix of little streets. Best of both worlds. Get lost in the neighborhood and eventually you'll stumble back onto a boulevard where you can get your bearings.