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JURASSICA Museum

This little museum is packed with information about the region's past and present biodiversity.

Porrentruy, Switzerland

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This awesome museum is filled with a lot of weird and old things about the Jura region's natural history and paleontology. The building is like an old and beautiful mansion, completed by a small garden with huge bronze statues. 

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Your ticket to the museum will also get you into the nearby botanical garden, so you can continue your natural history and biodiversity adventures. 

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June 13, 2019

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