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VERKEHRSHAUS

DER SCHWEIZ

EXPERIENCE Central Switzerland and Ticino The Swiss Museum of Transport celebrates one of humankind’s most
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fundamental longings: the urge to travel across our planet and beyond
it. Planes and spacecraft hang overhead in its lofty galleries while the
floors are filled with more earthbound means of transport.
Almost every mode of mechanized transport, from the earliest
bicycle to the latest spacecraft, is displayed at Lucerne’s Swiss
Museum of Transport, Switzerland’s most visited museum.
Vintage cars and steam locomotives are part of the exhibitions
Did You Know?
on road and rail transport, while the tourism section highlights
the ingenuity of rack railways and cable cars. Water transport,
The first Swiss railway
aviation and space travel are also showcased. Among the muse­
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um’s interactive features are three flight simulators, as well as a
Spanisch Brötli Bahn,
range of activ ities for young visi tors. The museum also boasts
the country’s largest planetarium and the Swiss Chocolate literally “Spanish bread
roll railway”.
Adventure, which immerses visitors in the delicious world
of one of Switzerland’s principal exports.

GALLERY GUIDE A hands-on exhibit that allows families to
The rooms to the left of play a game involving Geneva Airport
the main entrance are
devoted to rail trans-
port. Opposite the main
entrance is the Road
Transport Hall. The
other main rooms con-
tain aviation and space
travel exhibits. The
museum’s Filmtheatre
has the largest screen
in the country, while
the planetarium and
the Swiss Chocolate
Adventure are fun as
well as edu cational.
Eye-catching transport signs covering
the exterior of the museum
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