Transport Museum, Lucerna Suiza - Museum of Transport Switzerland (VHS)
Switzerland, characterized among other qualities, by having an excellent transport system, It has specialized in displaying all transportation from the beginnings to the present day museum, He Museum of Transport in Lucerne, German Verkehrshaus.
The museum is located in the city of Lucerne from 1959 and it is one of the most visited museums in the country. Here you can see air transport, land, water, cable cars and space. It also has an exhibition on telecommunications, radio y tv, a movie theater and planetarium and an exhibition on the history of chocolate.
The visit becomes really very entertaining as well as the various exhibitions of transportation has various activities, simulators and samples in which visitors can participate, Samples of cars and motorcycles. The history of transport has a very pleasant way of doing the very interesting walk.
To perform the necessary take quite a while, It is a museum that occupies 20.000 m2 and it offers much to see and enjoy exhibiting transportation throughout history. But do not despair, if it is not possible to visit the entire museum in one day, He is always the excuse to return. You can also consider visiting twice or study prior exposure to the visit and decide which rooms will give priority and the approximate time we could be at each site to see everything that interests us. With children is more difficult to be so decisive in choosing as the way in which the museum is designed exposures is very attractive for young and old. So comfortable walking shoes and to travel between planes, trains, helicopters, autos, motorcycles, boats, cable cars and spacecraft.
In 2016 It was opened Base Tunnel San Gottardo, the longest tunnel in the world 57 km in length, that crosses the Alps and shortening routes linking not only North and South Switzerland, but also Europe. So this between June and October 2016, the museum offers a sample, special recognition to the tunnel and his work: "The Gateway to the South".
Inside the museum it is possible to perform Chocolate Adventure. The museum together and with the support of the Lindt chocolate factory through its foundation, It offers the possibility to learn more about the history of chocolate, in an exhibition from its origins, narrating their evolution in manufacturing, production and transport. By special wagons it is possible to make this tour in the sweet world of chocolate.
If we estimate that after the visit to the transport museum itself, even subtract a time to perform Chocolate Adventure, you may as well advisable to book the ticket in advance access, on line o por teléfono.
As she discussed above, Transport Museum is wide enough and so attractive and varied samples takes a long time to appreciate calmly. Sometimes it is preferable to make two visits if the intention is to visit every proposal offered within the museum itself and beyond transport.
The museum also offers exhibitions and certain activities on some weekends which is advisable to inquire as tickets often sell out soon.
Location: in Lidostrasse N ° 5, Lucerne - Switzerland
Opening Hours: Every day from 9am to 17hs in winter and e 9am to 18hrs in summer.