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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cologny

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cologny, Switzerland

Updated August 29, 2019

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Cologny, Switzerland

Villa Diodati

Where Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" were born.

Cologny, Switzerland

The Bodmer Library

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.
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Brunswick Monument

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.
1 mile from Cologny

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United Nations Ceiling

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

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L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 
2 miles from Cologny

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John Calvin's Chair

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.
2 miles from Cologny

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Mère Royaume

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.
2 miles from Cologny
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