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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.

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Birthplace of the Web

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

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Nataraj Statue (The CERN Shiva)

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

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Wandering the Immeasurable.

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'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

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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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