Glittering cases of minerals and natural history displays are given a lift by great lighting and original presentation at this diverting museum. After being dazzled by crystals mined from these very mountains, bone up on regional flora and fauna like ibex and chamois.
Musée des Minéraux et de la Faune des Alpes
Dauphiné
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