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Augusta Raurica
By the Rhine, these Roman ruins are Switzerland's largest. They're the last remnants of a colony founded in 44 BC that had grown to 20,000 citizens by the 2nd century. Today, restored features include an open-air theatre and several temples. There's also a Roman Museum which features an authentic Roman house among its exhibits.
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Bank for International Settlements
Ticino architect Mario Botta is worth checking out; see his Tinguely Museum and the grey-striped offices of the Bank for International Settlements - incidentally, this was the bank most seriously implicated in the 1990s Holocaust scandal.
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Fondation Beyeler
Of all the private Swiss collections made public, former art dealers Hildy and Ernst Beyeler's is the most astounding. Sculptures by Miró and Max Ernst are juxtaposed against similar tribal figures, while 19th- and 20th-century masterpieces from the likes of Picasso and Rothko hang in leading Italian architect Renzo Piano's light-filled, open-plan building.
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Kunstmuseum
The Kunstmuseum concentrates on two periods: from 1400 to 1600, and from 1800 to the present day. The medieval collection includes the world's largest number of Holbein works. The smaller contemporary collection features Picassos and Rodins, and spills over into the Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
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Museum Jean Tinguely
Built by leading Ticino architect Mario Botta, the Museum Jean Tinguely resonates with playful mischievousness. Unfortunately, you're not allowed to touch most of Tinguely's 'kinetic' sculptures, which would rattle, shake or twirl if you did. But with springs, feathers and wheels radiating at all angles they look appealingly like the work of a mad scientist.
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Schaulager
There's an asymmetrical gatehouse to the Schaulager and a huge video screen on the front façade giving you a foretaste of the rolling temporary exhibitions in the angled, generously sized interior. Open to the public in summer only, the gallery welcomes artists, museum workers and teachers throughout the year.
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Vitra Design Museum
Always fancied seeing the amazingly organic Bilbao Guggenheim Museum in Spain and find yourself in Basel? Then, pop across the German border to the Vitra Design Museum for a small taste of the same.
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