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CARS AND TRAINS OF FRANCE
French National Rail and Auto Museums in Alsace

Cité du Train

One of Europe’s finest collection of the rail past can be found at the Cité du Train, France's Musee du Chemin de Fer, the City of Trains in Mulhouse, Alsace. An indoor wonderland of steam rail, presentning a massive display of gleaming and glorious old steam locomotives of France’s golden glory days of rail travel, the 1844 Buddicom, the Bugatti Presidential, the A151 Nord, Streamline steam locomotives and the diorama of full life wreck of a WWII bombed armored transport train are some of the most prominent features of the exhibits. For history buffs and rail enthustiasts the “Train Trail” presents an interactive grand exhibit journey on a cinema screen which winds through the space offering the story of the golden age of the railways with slideshows, animations, sound and light effects. Fifty miniature trains run through the complex and photos can be taken against a backdrop of the classic travels of days gone past.

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Cité d l'Automobile
Race Car Museum Collection Schlumpf

A few minutes away is the Cite du Automobiles the National Museum Collection Schlumpf. Fritz Schlumpf dreamed of owning a Bugatti ever since his earliest teen years. After his success in the textile business he managed to buy several of the elusive Italian classics along the way with assembling an amazing car collection of cars from all over Europe. Fans of automobile manufacture and racing history can now also enjoy Fritz' life's dream at Cité du l"Autombile in Mulhouse. Admirers of Bugatti, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Panhard can view over 400 models of historic cars produced by over 100 European manufacturers. A fabulous collection, this is one of the finest car museums in the world, charting the history of the car from its earliest invention to today. There are over 100 Bugattis, Peugeots, Renaults and Citroëns in the collection along with Rolls-Royce, Hispano-Suiza, Maserati, Ferrari, Renault Formula 1 cars of Michael Schumacher and vintage race cars from 70 years of auto racing competition.

Both museums can be accessed with a single ticket and are open all year except Christmas and New Years Day. Mulhouse is located near the France-Switzerland border in Alsace between Strasbourg and Basel. ©Bargain Travel Europe

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