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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cologny

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cologny, Switzerland

Updated August 29, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Cologny

Cologny, Switzerland

Villa Diodati

Where Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" were born.

Cologny, Switzerland

The Bodmer Library

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.

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Brunswick Monument

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

1 mile from Cologny

Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Ceiling

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

2 miles from Cologny

Geneva, Switzerland

L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.

2 miles from Cologny

Geneva, Switzerland

John Calvin's Chair

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

2 miles from Cologny

Geneva, Switzerland

Treille Promenade

Arguably the longest wooden bench in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

2 miles from Cologny

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