The sheer fact that CERN is situated on the Franco...

The sheer fact that CERN is situated on the Franco-Swiss border reminds me of the Franco Sicilian defence, which is occasionally employed in chess games. The particle accelerators are a highlight of this extraordinary particle physics laboratory, and be sure to check out the Large Hadron Collider. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has a twenty seven kilometre ring (not those encountered in abstract algebra) of superconducting magnets. Superconductors alone are very intriguing giving rise to a Meissner effect, and so as you can probably see, a visit can vastly encourage you to research new topics, thereby boosting your insatiable curiosity. Personally I have never been, but from opinions expressed by others, I can readily tell that it is a truly wonderful experience. Begin your intellectual conquest in the wonderful world of particle physics!