On average, 18,950 people visit the Eiffel Tower each day.[note]Number of Visit to the Eiffel Tower Remains High in 2015 | http://presse.toureiffel.paris/number-of-visits-to-the-eiffel-tower-remains-high-in-2015/[/note] But at 7:30 on a Thursday morning, you can beat most of them and get an unobstructed look at the monument from Place du Trocadéro, free of the throngs of selfie sticks and peddlers pushing tchotchkes.