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CERN

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
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United Nations Ceiling

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
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A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.
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Statue of Frankenstein's Monster

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

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Treille Promenade

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.
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Gravestone of Jorge Luis Borges

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

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Pointe de la Jonction

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
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Café de Paris

The birthplace of a famous steak sauce still keeps its recipe a secret.
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