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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Meyrin

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Meyrin, Switzerland

Updated April 26, 2018

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Meyrin, Switzerland

CERN

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Where the web was born.

Meyrin, Switzerland

Birthplace of the Web

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

Meyrin, Switzerland

Nataraj Statue (The CERN Shiva)

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

Meyrin, Switzerland

'Wandering the Immeasurable'

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.
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Geneva Skateboard Musuem

One of the world's largest skateboard collections is on display inside a historical mansion.
2 miles from Meyrin

Geneva, Switzerland

Pointe de la Jonction

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
2 miles from Meyrin
Miquel Barceló’s ceiling at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

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United Nations Ceiling

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