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Flea market at Plainpalais

If you like flea markets and shuffling through old stuff like vinyl records, books, chinaware etc., especially stuff with a Swiss and French background and happen to be in Geneva on a Saturday (or some Wednesdays), Plainpalais square is definitely where you should head.

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Hours: each Sat

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L'Etabli
L'Etabli is a great place to go when the Ferblanterie is packed, or perhaps it's the other way around. This super-friendly little café/bar/wine bar is a great place to meet grad students to help with your French, or to help with their English, or just to argue politics or whatever.
Fr. 3/6 draft/bottle beers. A glass of wine is about the same.
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Patek Philippe Museum
Four floors of stunningly beautiful watches and clocks from the last centuries, both Patek Philippe and other brands. There is also a section presenting watchmaking in practice. Bags (even shopping bags) must be kept in free lockers so don't arrive with suitcases!
Tue-Fri 14:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-18:00Adults Fr. 10, Seniors/people with disabilities/unemployed/students Fr. 7, under 18 years old free
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Le Ferblanterie
The Ferblanterie, or Tinsmith would be one of the coolest bars in just about any town, and it happens to be on a street loaded with cool bars. This is very much a student haunt, and a grungy one in all the right ways. Some of the CDs in the rack above the CD player are by Paulo Conté, Tom Waits, Fugazi, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Charles Mingus, if that tells you anything.
Fr. 3/6 draft/bottle beers. A glass of wine is about the same
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Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain
Late modern, post-modern, and contemporary works by internationally known artists, as well as a special collection of Swiss conceptual work.
Tue-Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat Sun 11:00-18:00Fr. 8