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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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