In the handsome Hotel de Gadagne (Rue du Boeuf), there is a museum of the history of Lyon and displays of the marionettes of the town's celebrated Guignol theater.
There is a hisotry museum inside the Hotel de Gadagne.
Even without the originally designed crowning gable, the sculpted multi-colored marble facade makes an impact, with statues of prophets, saints, and apostles above the medallion reliefs of Roman emperors.