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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Meyrin

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Meyrin, Switzerland

Updated April 26, 2018

Unusual Attractions in Meyrin

Meyrin, Switzerland

Birthplace of the Web

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

Meyrin, Switzerland

Nataraj Statue (The CERN Shiva)

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

Meyrin, Switzerland

'Wandering the Immeasurable'

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

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CERN

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

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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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Gravestone of Jorge Luis Borges

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

3 miles from Meyrin

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Le Frigo

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

3 miles from Meyrin

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