Geneve

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Image of Treille Promenade located in Geneve, Switzerland
Geneve, Switzerland

Treille Promenade

Arguably the longest wooden bench in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade

Behind Geneva’s city hall is La Treille Park, a lovely and sunny square, whose perimeter is lined by (debatably) the longest wooden bench in the world. Built in 1767, the bench is 413 feet long,... »

| Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

Image of CERN located in Geneve, Switzerland
Geneve, Switzerland

CERN

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web

Tucked away in the peaceful Swiss countryside, deep underground under vineyards and gentle slopes of Jura mountains, lies the place which should have a special spot on the map of the world wide... »

Strange Science, Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures | Edited by stanestane

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