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Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle

Museum4.6 · 4 0634.4 · 713≈ 1 h 30 minFree entry

Switzerland's largest natural history museum, set in Geneva's Malagnou Park. Across four expansive floors, visitors explore regional and global wildlife dioramas, human evolution, paleontology with full-scale dinosaur skeletons, and giant mineral crystals. The museum's most famous resident is Janus, a rare two-headed tortoise born in 1997. Admission to the permanent galleries is free of charge.

Highlights

  • Famous living two-headed tortoise named Janus
  • Paleontology hall with dinosaur skeletons
  • Immersive dioramas of regional and world wildlife
  • Earth sciences gallery with giant crystals

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