Museums in Germany

Housed in an old mill there's a display showing how old mills worked and another, showing various transportation-related exhibits, including a Piccolo from 1904, an Opel P4, a BMW Isetta and a Messerschmitt Kabinroller.

In addition to the Karl May Museum, Hohenstein-Ernstthal can boast another interesting collection: a historical look at two important industrial aspects of the region - textile and motorcycles.

There are two Volkswagen museums in Wolfsburg: Automuseum Volkswagen, which is oriented towards Volkswagen fans and the ZeitHaus museum within the sprawling Autostadt complex. The ZeitHaus (Time House) is more like an entertainment centre where cars meet art: "Against Peter Kogler’s backdrop mural which runs throughout the entire exhibition space, each respective automotive development is illustrated by historic images set into the vehicle’s pedestals.

It was the passion for Japanese automobiles that drove Peter Pichert, Toyota dealer from the very beginning, to create something extraordinary. In 1994, Pichert opened the largest private Toyota Museum outside of Japan in Hartkirchen near Passau with over 100 milestones in model history. Following the death of the collector in 2016, Toyota Deutschland GmbH and the Pichert family have agreed to take over the precious vehicles and are now presenting all the highlights in the Toyota Collection at the company's headquarters in Cologne.

A local club set up this collection of Trabants.

Located near Checkpoint Charlie, this museum was initiated by Andre Prager, who offers guided tours with Trabants. Here you can find the Trabi in all its facets - whether in everyday life or on holiday, as family transporter or even as a racing car.

Opened in 1987, this is a small private museum, belonging to the Ideal Sidecar Company which makes Steib motorcycle sidecar replicas. There are over 30 motorcycles shown.

Come and enjoy a fascinating exhibition taking you on an exciting journey through international technical history starting in 1945 all the way to today’s state-of-the-art achievements, thus providing moments of amazement and experience for whole family. Experience the Unimog Museum as a living monument for a world famous vehicle. We exhibit various alternating Unimog of six decades from the beginning until now, giving hints about technology, love stories between drivers and vehicles and lots of models, of course.

The museum is housed in the Schauenstein Castle, the first documented mention of which dates back to the 12th century. The former knight's castle was built from 1230 to 1280 and rebuilt in 1480 after Hussite attacks and a fire. Today it is owned by the town of Schauenstein and houses the Upper Franconian fire brigade museum with 600 square meters of exhibition space, as well as the local history museum of the town of Schauenstein with animal preparations, a mineral collection and craft and community parlors.

Heyd Gmbh, an automotive supplier set up this museum in 1980. There's a collection of high-class sports and touring cars and 100 motorcycles built between 1945-1965, supplemented by a collection of large-format portraits of brilliant engineers and company founders. Additionally there's another museum with glass art.