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Geneva, Switzerland

CERN

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

46.2340, 6.0530

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Geneva, Switzerland

Treille Promenade

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

46.2010, 6.1451

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Gravestone of Jorge Luis Borges

Geneva, Switzerland

Gravestone of Jorge Luis Borges

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

46.2026, 6.1374

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Meyrin, Switzerland

Nataraj Statue

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

46.2340, 6.0530

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4 MILEs FROM Geneva

Where the web was born.

Meyrin, Switzerland

Birthplace of the Web

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

46.2340, 6.0530

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4 MILEs FROM Geneva

Commugny, Switzerland

Site of "The Absinthe Murders"

A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.

46.3167, 6.1739

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7 MILEs FROM Geneva

Toblerone Line

Gland, Switzerland

Toblerone Line

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

46.4022, 6.2802

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15 MILEs FROM Geneva

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