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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Le Locle

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Le Locle, Switzerland

Updated July 22, 2025

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A french pendule clock at the Musee d’Horlogerie

Le Locle, Switzerland

Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle

An amazing clockwork museum in the Val de Travers holds examples of various prestigious legacies horological history.

Le Locle, Switzerland

Underground Mills

Water mills built into a cave in the 17th century are powered by a subterranean river.

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Saut de Brot

Boudry, Switzerland

Saut de Brot

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

7 miles from Le Locle

The Jaquet-Droz Automata

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Jaquet-Droz Automata

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

9 miles from Le Locle

A black clay bowl with silver overlay on display at Latenium.

Hauterive, Switzerland

Latenium

This museum is also an active archeological site at the eastern end of Lake Neuchâtel.

11 miles from Le Locle

Frog Museum

Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland

Frog Museum

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

15 miles from Le Locle

Saint Peter’s Island.

Erlach, Switzerland

St. Peter’s Island

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

18 miles from Le Locle

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