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Museum d'Histoire Naturelle
Route de Malagnou 1, 1208 Geneva, Switzerland
+41 22 418 63 00
site: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle
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This museum has been on its present site since 1966 and has become very popular with an average of 250,000 visitors a year. The permanent exhibition covers approximately 10,000m2 with regional wildlife (88 species of mammals and 193 species of nesting birds), exotic wildlife, the history of the Earth (with dinosaur and extinct giant mammal skeletons) and a beautifully presented section of minerals. There is a café, a museum shop and a team of attendants ready to answer all your questions. Admission: Free (with the exception of certain temporary exhibitions).

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Directions

1, 6, 8 Muséum 12, 16 Villereuse

Hours

Daily 9:30a-5p

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