As well as its permanent collection of stuffed animals (including nearly every creature that walks on Swiss soil), Geneva's Natural History Museum hosts some fabulous temporary exhibitions. Its Wednesday workshops for children are hugely popular. Admission fees (adult/child Sfr 9/6) apply to visiting temporary exhibits.
Musée d’Histoire Naturelle
Geneva
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Château de Menthon-St-Bernard
23.26 MILES
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques
2.12 MILES
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Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève
0.99 MILES
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0.27 MILES
Built between 1903 and 1910, this elegant museum holds masterpieces such as Konrad Witz' La pêche miraculeuse (c 1440–44), portraying Christ walking on…
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0.43 MILES
A tree-shaded park with benches, sandpit and see-saw for kids, and a fine rooftop and cathedral view.
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5. Site Archéologique de la Cathédrale St-Pierre
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