I had seen online that the Museum of Natural History was free and pretty big in Geneva; Switzerland…read morecan get pretty expensive so it was a priority for me to find things that were free. I spent maybe an hour there in general; I forgot that Natural History Museums are just... taxidermied animals. There were many different kinds of animals, marine life, and rocks. However, not all of them are real (such as a dodo bird), and they lump many different kinds of animals together that would not live in the same habitat in real life, which they depicted on maps. Explanations for the animals are in French and English. It is definitely child-friendly, and children would likely enjoy it more than I, an adult with some time to kill. About a half-hour walk from the lake uphill but also very close to the art museum. For a Sunday, it was very quiet. I did like that they had a real (live) turtle as well, very cool --------- J'ai lu sur internet Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle est gratuite et large dans la Ville Genève. En générale la Suisse est chère ; était une priorité pour moi visiter les endroits gratuits. À mon avis, c'était un musée d'histoire naturelle typiquement, avec les taxidermies (mais toutes des animaux ne sont pas empaillés, il y a beaucoup aussi dans plastique). Il y a beaucoup des animaux, de la vie marine et des minérales. Il y a une tortue vivante. Malheureusement, il y a beaucoup des animeaux ensemble qui ne peuvent jamais vivre ensemble et habitent dans des territoires différents dans le monde, mais ils sont ensemble dans le musée. C'est un peu bizarre. Les descriptions pour tout le musée sont dans les langues français et aussi en anglais. Les enfants voulaient ce musée , mais pour moi c'est moyen. Le musée est 30 minutes à proximité du lac et dans les dimanches c'est calme.

Free to the public. We went on a weekday and it was virtually empty. Every floor is dedicated to a…read moredifferent type of animals. It's a great way to spend a few hours of free entertainment.

8/4/20 I am pretty sure this is one of the pools I visited…read morewhen I was here in Switzerland so many years ago.  From the looks of the pictures,  a lot has changed.  Nevertheless,  I will share my experience from when I was there.  I was introduced to this place when my mom started  working in Geneva. I spend half a day here enjoying the cool waters of the pool. The lake waters wasn't as nice, but I did go in it for a short time.  One of my favorite games at the pool was table tennis.  I enjoyed playing against different kids my age and older. My French was piss poor, but i at least was able to get to the appropriate numbers to finish the game.  Dominated the table tennis  area sometimes happened. Other times I was taken out very quickly. There was also large chess/checkers game where you have to move the pieces on the board. There was also a place to get food; as well, as a place to get a massage. In the time of Swiss Francs, the cost was $50 francs for an hour. At the time they only took cash.  You could undress to your birthday suit or wear your bathing suit.   The whole  massage table was surround by white curtains  so you were relatively safe from prying eyes.    I don't know if the rules changed, but you could go topless at the time, but I didn't see much of this unless the women were sunbathing.  Since I wasn't a breast man, it didn't much matter to me.  What was funny to me when I was there once, was a woman in her forties completely striped down to her birthday suit before putting on a thong like swimsuit to sunbath in.   The look on another woman's face was so funny I couldn't stop laughing.   Nevertheless,  there were changing rooms, but not everyone used them. Men were required to wear speedos. Some French or Swiss citizens were able to wear American versions of trunks, but the French and Swiss were dead set in the rules with foreigners.   I am still not sure why the French and Swiss don't like trunks with pockets.  Okay I found one story about why, but it still doesn't make sense.  Read for yourself if you like.  I can assure you the lifeguard will do some of what is said in the article.  Still,  I had fun at these pools even if the speedo rules are ridicules.

A must-visit if you like books. Ancient manuscripts and first editions of many classics. Exhibits…read moreare in French only.

astonishingly well equipped musem, nice location in the centre of cologny. collection privately…read moreheld, very well presented. frequent temporary exhibitions. once per week the are open in the evening.