Only in Zurich: A Guide to Unique Locations, Hidden Corners and Unusual Objects ("Only in" Guides) (Only in Guides)

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Discover Europe with the 'Only In' Guides! These ground breaking city guides are for independent cultural travellers wishing to escape the crowds and understand cities from different and unusual perspectives. Unique locations, hidden corners and unusual objects.A comprehensive illustrated guide to more than 80 fascinating and unusual historical sites in Switzerland's largest city - Ancient walls, secret gardens, curious museums, converted factories, and shops with a difference. Follow the history from Roman Turicum and the Old Swiss Confederacy to the Helvetic Republic and the Industrial Revolution including sites such as; A most complicated clock, An elephant in the woods, The emperor's paddle steamer, and the original 'Dark Restaurant'. While there you can have coffee with Lenin and follow in the footsteps of James Joyce.