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

Updated April 20, 2015

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Gland, Switzerland

Villa Rose

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.

Gland, Switzerland

Toblerone Line

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

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Commugny, Switzerland

Site of "The Absinthe Murders"

A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.

8 miles from Gland

The left edge of the mural is more or less on the border with the mural entirely in Switzerland.

Les Rousses, Switzerland

Hotel Arbez

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.

9 miles from Gland

Tolochenaz, Switzerland

Audrey Hepburn’s Grave

The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

11 miles from Gland

Cologny, Switzerland

Villa Diodati

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

14 miles from Gland

Miquel Barceló’s ceiling at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Ceiling

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

14 miles from Gland

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Gland

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

Updated April 20, 2015

Unusual Attractions in Gland

Gland, Switzerland

Villa Rose

Gland, Switzerland

Toblerone Line

Commugny, Switzerland

Site of "The Absinthe Murders"

Les Rousses, Switzerland

Hotel Arbez

Tolochenaz, Switzerland

Audrey Hepburn’s Grave

Cologny, Switzerland

Villa Diodati

Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Ceiling

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