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The old castle, which sits atop a small hill in the centre of town, houses the parliament of the Canton of Neuchâtel, as well as an old medieval cathedral. The city's Old Town also features many centuries-old yellow sandstone buildings and narrow cobblestone streets.
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Collegial church
Also part of the castle complex.
Formerly prisoners were locked up here; today tourists can get up and have a view of the town and the lake below.
Permanent exhibitions of stuffed Swiss animals in their local environment as well as insects and geology. They also have fossils on display as well as a terrarium. The museum hosts temporary exhibitions too, themed around different animals. There's a café and a shop too.
Permanent and temporary exhibitions of artefacts and other objects from around the world - mostly from Africa.
In this gallery you can learn about the history of the city from the Middle Ages until today.
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The collection of paintings, though not very big, includes works of Pissarro, Renoir, and some other important artists. Among other exhibits a special place belongs to Jaquet-Droz automata, three 18th-century, life-size clockwork dolls of exquisite complexity: the musician, the draughtsman, and the writer. They can be seen in action on the first Sunday of each month.