With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to soak up all that Soissons, 20 miles away, has to offer. See the sights starting with Soissons Cathedral, Chateau des Fosses and Musée de Soissons. The locals are also likely to point you toward Passy-sur-Marne, 25 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, let it be Monument a la gloire de la 42e Rainbow US. (But we’re also huge fans of Champagne Alain Navare and Champagne Alain Mercier et Fils.)