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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

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Villa Diodati.

Cologny, Switzerland

Villa Diodati

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

Cologny, Switzerland

The Bodmer Library

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

Geneva, Switzerland

Musée d'Histoire des Sciences (Museum of History of Science)

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.
1 mile from Cologny
Repère Pierre du Niton

Geneva, Switzerland

Repère Pierre du Niton

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.
1 mile from Cologny

Geneva, Switzerland

Brunswick Monument

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.
1 mile from Cologny
Miquel Barceló’s ceiling at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Ceiling

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
2 miles from Cologny
L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)

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
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