It also contains the Zoo, the Jardin de Tercera Edad and the Audiorama.

The National Speleological Society of the USA was later founded in 1941 ( originally formed as the Speleological Society of the District of Columbia on May 6, 1939 ) and the Swiss Society of Speleology created in 1939 in Geneva, but the first speleological institute in the world was founded in 1920 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, by Emil Racovita, a Romanian biologist, zoologist, speleologist and explorer of Antarctica.

A Pinophyta | conifer forest in the Swiss Alps ( Swiss National Park | National Park )

Geneva is the home of the Genève-Servette HC, who play in the Swiss National League A, and is the main sport team of the city.

One of the first was the Swiss National League A, founded in 1916.

** Presidents of the Swiss National Council

** Members of the Swiss National Council

In 1964 the city hosted the ' Swiss National Exhibition ', displaying its newly found confidence to host major international events.

* The Swiss National Science Foundation

During World War Two, the Swiss franc was the only remaining major freely convertible currency in the world, and both the Allies and the Germans sold large amounts of gold to the Swiss National Bank.

Any Swiss citizen eligible to be a member of the National Council can be elected ; candidates do not have to register for the election, or to actually be members of the National Council.

Many museums and art galleries can be found in the city, including the Swiss National Museum and the Kunsthaus.

The River Sihl meets with the Limmat at the end of Platzspitz, which borders the Swiss National Museum.

The Comite Olympique ( CO ) was composed of local dignitaries and members of the Swiss National Olympic Committee ( COS ).

The Bhutan Textile Museum, the National Library, the Peling Hotel, Wangchuck Hotel, the Chang Lam Plaza, the Art Cafe, the Khamsa Cafe, the Swiss Bakery, Yeedzin Guest House, the Mid-Point South Indian restaurant, the Benez restaurant, the Bhutan Kitchen and the sports field are buildings of note around this street area.

The main sport team is the EV Zug, who plays in the Swiss National League A.

There are two late examples of longswords kept in the Swiss National Museum, both with vertically grooved pommels and elaborately decorated with silver inlay, and both belonging to Swiss noblemen in French service during the late 16th and early 17th century, Gugelberg von Moos and Rudolf von Schauenstein.

Schweizerischer National Park in the Swiss Alps is a Strict Nature Reserve ( Category Ia ).

Starting in 1955, Disney has created 360 ° theaters for its parks and the Swiss Transport Museum in Lucerne, Switzerland, features a theatre that is a large cylindrical space with an arrangement of screens whose bottom is several metres above the floor.

A Spacelab Pallet was transferred to the Swiss Museum of Transport for permanent display on 5 March 2010.

The Swiss Transport Museum is a large and comprehensive museum exhibiting all forms of transport, including locomotives, automobiles, ships, and aircraft.

* Swiss Transport Museum

Automaton in the Centre International de la Mécanique d ' Art | Swiss Museum CIMA

An Automaton writing a letter in Swiss Museum CIMA

The Swiss Transport Museum or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, in Lucerne, is a museum, opened in July 1959 and exhibiting all forms of transport ( including locomotives, automobiles, ships, and aircraft ) as well as communications.

* Swiss Village Historical Museum

* Swiss Customs Museum

The Swiss Customs Museum, as seen from Gandria village

( A notable item at the Swiss Customs Museum is a confiscated “ submarine ” used to smuggle salami ).

On the opposite side of the lake to Gandria village, but still within the Gandria quarter, is the Swiss Customs Museum.

This was once a border post on the adjacent border with Italy, but now forms part of the Swiss National Museum.

The portion of Gandria on the south side of the lake, around Cantine di Gandria and the Swiss Customs Museum, has no roads.

The Segantini Museum is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The Swiss Army knife has been added to the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art ( MoMA ) and Munich's State Museum of Applied Art for its design and the term " Swiss Army " currently is a registered trademark owned by Victorinox AG and its subsidiary Wenger SA.

The Former Chartreuse De La Part-Dieu, Gruyères Castle, Saint-Germain Castle, the town's fortifications, the Grange du Laviau, the House at Rue du Bourg 7, the House at Rue du Bourg 39 and the House dite de Chalamala at Rue du Bourg 47 are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Rolle Castle, the Library of the Community of Rolle and Ile de La Harpe are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Habsburg Castle remained the property of the House of Habsburg until 1415, when Duke Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets lost the canton of Aargau to the Swiss Confederacy.

View from the Habsurg Castle to Bötzberg and the Swiss highway A3

Habsburg Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Aigle Castle and Museum De La Vigne, the Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Maurice and the De la Dîme House are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The Former Federal Powder Mill, Aubonne Castle, the City Hall and grenette, the D ’ Aspre House with Orangery, the Manoir et manège are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Nyon Castle and the Museum of the History of Porcelain, the Roman Colonia Iulia Equestris, the Swiss Reformed Church of Notre-Dame, the Manoir at Rue Maupertuis 2 & 4, the Roman Museum and the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ) are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Lutry Castle or Rôdeurs Castle, the Roman Catholic Church of Saint-Martin, the Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Martin, the Gothic facade house, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The De La Croix Blanche Inn, the buildings at Grand-Rue 54 and Grand-Rue 94, Morges Castle along with the Military Museum of Vaud, the City Hall, the Bronze Age shore front settlement Les Roseaux / La Grande Cité and the Temple are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Mestral Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Mestral Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Vufflens Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Vullierens Castle and the surrounding gardens and buildings are listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.