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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lausanne

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lausanne, Switzerland

Updated November 8, 2020

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Thinking about houses, 1950. by Wilson Scottie

Lausanne, Switzerland

Collection de l'Art Brut

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.

Lausanne, Switzerland

Palais de Rumine

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.
Golden cobblestones represent children born under a full moon.

Lausanne, Switzerland

The Births of the Full Moon

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.
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Lausanne, Switzerland

'Echodrome'

This large sculpture of white plates and forms is actually a huge sound amplifier.
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Lutry Menhirs

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.
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Ecublens, Switzerland

EPFL Learning Center

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.
3 miles from Lausanne

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Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
5 miles from Lausanne
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